Hough

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun An adz; a hoe.

II. Hough ·vt To cut with a hoe.

III. Hough ·noun ·same·as Hock, a joint.

IV. Hough ·noun The popliteal space; the ham.

V. Hough ·vt ·same·as Hock, to hamstring.

VI. Hough ·noun A piece cut by butchers, ·esp. in pork, from either the front or hind leg, just above the foot.

VII. Hough ·noun The joint in the hind limb of quadrupeds between the leg and shank, or tibia and tarsus, and corresponding to the ankle in man.

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    To hamstring, i.e., sever the "tendon of Achilles" of the hinder legs of captured horses (Josh. 11:6...

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