1 heuch | Definition of heuch

heugh

noun
variants: or heuch \ ˈḵyüḵ \
plural -s

Definition of heugh

1 chiefly Scottish

a : a steep crag or cliff
b : a ravine or glen with overhanging sides

2 chiefly Scottish

a : a shaft of a coal mine
b : an open coal pit

History and Etymology for heugh

Middle English hough, hogh, heuch, from Old English hōh

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