hough

Betekenis (English)

Noun

1. Alternative form of hock (“the hollow behind the knee”)
2. Alternative form of hock (“tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped”)

Verb

Alternative form of hock (“to hamstring”)

Verb

Archaic spelling of hoe.

Concepten

kortwieken

Synonyms

ham

hamstring

hock

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/hɒk/

Etymologie (English)

Inherited from Middelengels: hough

Inherited from Oudengels: hōh

Cognate with Oudengels: hōhsinu

Inherited from Middelengels: ho

In summary

From Middle English hough, houȝ, hoch, howghe, from Old English hōh (“heel, hough”), from Proto-Germanic *hanhaz (“heel”). Doublet of hoo.
The regular modern English development would be /hʌf/, /haʊ/; this has been replaced by /hɒk/, originating in the compound huxen (also *hoxen), from Old English hōhsinu.