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单词 sheugh
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Definition of sheugh in English:

sheugh

noun ʃʌx
Irish, Scottish

  • A ditch or furrow.

    they probably threw it in a sheugh
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Field boundaries—including hedgerows, drystone walls, and sheughs—are an iconic feature of Northern Ireland's rural landscape.
    • At some point, I will lose my balance and topple off and over the edge and into the sheugh.
    • Sheep frighten easily when chased causing them to possibly run into nearby rivers, sheughs or undergrowth.
    • I began to think about the time I had jumped the sheugh when I was only eight.
    • The still will be cleaned and dumped behind a sheugh.

Origin

Early 16th century: variant of sough 'pool, ditch', of obscure origin.
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