Definition of hough in English:

hough

noun hɒk

British

1
variant spelling of hock (sense 1)
1. 1.1 A joint of meat consisting of the part extending from the hock some way up the leg.
  猪前腿肉
  Example sentencesExamples
  Potted hough is a Scottish delicacy which remains highly popular.
  The starters were poor, though, a thinnish seafood broth with chunks of tinned tomato expiring at the bottom and a ham hough terrine that, while chunkily rustic, contained too much gristle for comfort.
  This was proper ham hough, with a fabulous gamey taste and not at all salty.

verb hɒk

[with object]British archaic

Disable (a person or animal) by cutting the hamstrings.
〈古〉（切断腿筋）使（人，动物）残废
his cattle were houghed in the night
Example sentencesExamples
- The four had been accused ‘of theft, inbringing of thieves, murder, mutilation, fireraising, [and] houghing of oxe.’
- And the LORD said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them: for to morrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.

Origin

Old English hōh 'heel', of Germanic origin; related to heel¹.

Rhymes

ad hoc, amok, Bangkok, baroque, belle époque, bloc, block, bock, brock, chock, chock-a-block, clock, doc, dock, floc, flock, frock, hock, interlock, jock, knock, langue d'oc, lock, Locke, Médoc, mock, nock, o'clock, pock, post hoc, roc, rock, schlock, shock, smock, sock, Spock, stock, wok, yapok

单词	hough
释义	Definition of hough in English: hough noun hɒk British 1 variant spelling of hock (sense 1) 1.1 A joint of meat consisting of the part extending from the hock some way up the leg. 猪前腿肉 Example sentencesExamples Potted hough is a Scottish delicacy which remains highly popular. The starters were poor, though, a thinnish seafood broth with chunks of tinned tomato expiring at the bottom and a ham hough terrine that, while chunkily rustic, contained too much gristle for comfort. This was proper ham hough, with a fabulous gamey taste and not at all salty. verb hɒk [with object]British archaic Disable (a person or animal) by cutting the hamstrings. 〈古〉（切断腿筋）使（人，动物）残废 his cattle were houghed in the night Example sentencesExamples The four had been accused ‘of theft, inbringing of thieves, murder, mutilation, fireraising, [and] houghing of oxe.’ And the LORD said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them: for to morrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire. Origin Old English hōh 'heel', of Germanic origin; related to heel¹. Rhymes ad hoc, amok, Bangkok, baroque, belle époque, bloc, block, bock, brock, chock, chock-a-block, clock, doc, dock, floc, flock, frock, hock, interlock, jock, knock, langue d'oc, lock, Locke, Médoc, mock, nock, o'clock, pock, post hoc, roc, rock, schlock, shock, smock, sock, Spock, stock, wok, yapok
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