hough
Speech parts
1. hough - Noun
2. hough - Verb
3. Hough - Proper noun
Meaning
The joint in the hind limb of quadrupeds between the leg and shank, or tibia and tarsus, and corresponding to the ankle in man.
A piece cut by butchers, esp. in pork, from either the front or hind leg, just above the foot.
The popliteal space; the ham.
Same as Hock, a joint.
Same as Hock, to hamstring.
An adz; a hoe.
To cut with a hoe.
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All of Alexandra's children were apparently born prematurely; biographer Richard Hough thought Alexandra deliberately misled Queen Victoria as to her probable delivery dates, as she did not want the queen to be present at their births.
A week ago, Hennepin County Administrator David Hough informed 220 library specialists they could no longer do that.
And just like that, the demonstration is over, and a smiling Hough pops up to discuss her experience with the audience, explaining that it was 'stored emotion' that came out of her.
In fact, when it comes to the exterior crew, specifically her roommate, fellow deckhand James Hough, she’s proven that not only can she take his joking around, but she can give it back ten times better.
Hough, p. 102. Even after the birth of her first child, she continued to socialise much as before, which led to some friction between the queen and the young couple, exacerbated by Alexandra's loathing of Prussians and the queen's partiality towards them.
Frank, 363–406, 418, 424, and 553; Zimmerman, p. 122–123; Griffith, p. 204; Hough, p. 337; Rottman, p. 63. Silver Star medals were awarded to Sgt. Norman Greber of Ohio, Pvt.