Bough Definition

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boughs
noun
Branch of a tree, esp. a main branch.
Webster's New World

A firm branch of a tree.

When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall.
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Other Word Forms of Bough

Noun

Singular:
bough
Plural:
boughs

Origin of Bough

  • Middle English, from Old English bōg (“shoulder, bough”), from Proto-Germanic *bōguz (“upper arm, shoulder”) (compare German Bug (“shoulder, hock, joint”)), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰāǵʰus (“forearm, elbow”) (compare Ancient Greek πῆχυς (pēchys, “forearm”), Old Armenian բազուկ (bazuk, “arm, forearm, bough”), Persian بازو (bāzu, “upper arm”), Sanskrit बाहु (bahus, “arm”)).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English bōh bhāghu- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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