haugh

== English == === Etymology === From Northern English dialectal and Scots haugh, from Northern Middle English *halgh, from Old English healh (“corner, nook”), from Proto-West Germanic *halh. Doublet of hale. === Pronunciation === (Scotland, Northern England) IPA(key): /hɔː/, /hɔːx/ Rhymes: -ɔː, -ɔːx === Noun === haugh (plural haughs) (Scotland, Northern England, Ireland) A low-lying meadow by the side of a river. Synonym: inch == Scots == === Etymology === Inherited from Northern Middle English *halgh, from Old English healh, from Proto-West Germanic *halh. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hɒx/ (Southern Scots) IPA(key): /haf/ === Noun === haugh (plural haughs) A low-lying meadow in a river valley.