Etymology dictionary. 2014.
Sough — (?; 277), n. [Cf. Icel. s?gr (in comp.) a rushing sound, or OE. swough, swogh, a sound, AS. sw?gan to rustle. Cf. {Surf}, {Swoon}, v. i.] 1. The sound produced by soughing; a hollow murmur or roaring. [1913 Webster] The whispering leaves or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sough — Sough, n. A sow. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sough — Sough, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] A small drain; an adit. [Prov. Eng.] W. M. Buchanan. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sough — Sough, v. i. To whistle or sigh, as the wind. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sough — [sou, suf] n. [19th c. < Northern dial. < ME swough < OE swogan, to sound < ? IE base * (s)waĝh : see ECHO] a soft, low, murmuring, sighing, or rustling sound vi. [ME swowen, soghen < OE swogan, to sound] to make a sough … English World dictionary
Sough — A Sough is an underground channel for draining water out of a mine. Its ability to drain a mine depends on the bottom of the mine being higher than a neighbouring valley. If the mine sump is lower, water must be pumped up to the sough. Derbyshire … Wikipedia
sough — UK [saʊ] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms sough : present tense I/you/we/they sough he/she/it soughs present participle soughing past tense soughed past participle soughed literary if the wind soughs, it makes a soft noise like a sigh … English dictionary
sough — intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English swoughen, from Old English swōgan; akin to Gothic gaswogjan to groan, Lithuanian svagėti to sound Date: before 12th century to make a moaning or sighing sound • sough noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
sough — verb (I) literary if the wind soughs, it makes a soft sound when passing through trees sough noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Sough, Lancashire — infobox UK place country = England official name= Sough latitude= 53.905450 longitude= 2.148000 population = shire district= Pendle shire county= Lancashire region= North West England constituency westminster= post town= BARNOLDSWICK postcode… … Wikipedia
