Etymology dictionary. 2014.
Bough — Bough, n. [OE. bogh, AS. b[=o]g, b[=o]h, bough, shoulder; akin to Icel. b[=o]gr shoulder, bow of a ship, Sw. bog, Dan. bov, OHG. buog, G. bug, and to Gr.? ( for ? ) forearm, Skr. b[=a]hu (for bh[=a]ghu) arm. [root]88, 251. Cf. {Bow} of a ship.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bough — bough; bough·less; bough·pot; … English syllables
bough — [bau] n literary [: Old English; Origin: bog shoulder, bough ] a main branch on a tree … Dictionary of contemporary English
bough — ► NOUN ▪ a main branch of a tree. ORIGIN Old English «bough or shoulder»; related to BOW(Cf. ↑bow) … English terms dictionary
bough — [ bau ] noun count MAINLY LITERARY a big branch on a tree … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bough — branch, limb, *shoot … New Dictionary of Synonyms
bough — [n] branch arm, fork, limb, offshoot, shoot, sprig, sucker; concept 428 … New thesaurus
bough — [bou] n. [ME < OE bog, shoulder or arm, hence twig or branch < IE * bhāgus, elbow and forearm > BOW2] branch of a tree, esp. a main branch … English World dictionary
bough|y — «BOW ee», adjective. having many boughs … Useful english dictionary
Bough — Recorded in the spellings of Bow, Bowe, and Bough, this is usually a surname of English origins. There are at least three possible sources. The first is that it is a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of bows, a vital trade in… … Surnames reference
