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Þ þ (thorn)
Ð ð (eth)
Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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1.
hō̆x
n.
2 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
The hamstring or Achilles tendon.
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2.
hough
n.(2)
19 quotations in 2 senses
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Of man: (a) the heel; (b) the hollow or bend of the knee, hough; ?also, the knee; (c) ?haunch, ?groin, ?hip;
hough bon
, hipbone.
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hough
n.(1)
49 quotations in 2 senses
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A promontory, cliff; mountain or high hill with steep sides;
bi hilles and houes, in hurstes and houes, over hil and hough
, over hill and mountain, everywhere.
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