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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HOUGH, n. hok.
1. The lower part of the thigh; the ham; the joint of the hind leg of a beast that connects the thigh with the leg.
2. An adz; a hoe. [Not in use.]
HOUGH, v.t. hok. To hamstring; to disable by cutting the sinews of the ham.
1. To cut with a hoe.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. Brit. --n. 1 = HOCK(1). 2 a cut of beef etc. from this and the leg above it. --v.tr. hamstring. Derivatives: hougher n. Etymology: ME ho(u)gh = OE hoh (heel) in hohsinu hamstring

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hock Hock, Hough Hough, n. [ AS. h?h the heel; prob. akin to Icel. h[=a]sinn hock sinew, Dan. hasc, G. hechse, h["a]chse, LG. hacke, D. hak; also to L. coxa hip (cf. Cuisses), Skr. kaksha armpit. [root]12. Cf. Heel.] 1. (a) The joint in the hind limb of quadrupeds between the leg and shank, or tibia and tarsus, and corresponding to the ankle in man. (b) A piece cut by butchers, esp. in pork, from either the front or hind leg, just above the foot. 2. The popliteal space; the ham.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hough Hough, n. Same as Hock, a joint.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hough Hough, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Houghed; p. pr. & vb. n. Houghing.] Same as Hock, to hamstring.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hough Hough, n. [Cf. D. hak. Cf. Hack.] An adz; a hoe. [Obs.] --Bp. Stillingfleet.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hough Hough, v. t. To cut with a hoe. [Obs.] --Johnson.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

to hamstring, i.e., sever the "tendon of Achilles" of the hinder legs of captured horses (Josh. 11:6; 2 Sam. 8:4; 1 Chr. 18:4), so as to render them useless.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

hok.

See HOCK.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. Hamstring.