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Þ þ (thorn)
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bǒugh
n.
81 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) A branch of a tree or bush; a main branch, a limb; also, a small branch or twig; (b) a branch of any kind of plant; a spray of an herb or shrub, a shoot, a branch of a vine, a palm frond; (c) a…
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