BOUGH

bough. Bough, n. an arm of a tree, branch, large shoot

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Bough (�), n. [[OE. bogh, AS. bōg, bōh, bough, shoulder; akin to Icel. bōgr shoulder, bow of a ship, Sw. bog, Dan. bov, OHG. buog, G. bug, and to Gr.� ( for � ) forearm, Skr. bāhu (for bhāghu) arm. √88, 251. Cf. Bow of a ship.]] 1. 1. An arm or branch of a tree, esp. a large arm or main branch.
2. 2. A gallows. Spenser.