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sheugh

noun
\ ˈshüḵ How to pronounce sheugh (audio) \

Definition of sheugh

chiefly Scotland
: ditch, trench
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Synonyms for sheugh

Synonyms

dike, ditch, fosse (or foss), gutter, trench, trough

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Examples of sheugh in a Sentence

fell into a sheugh while rambling over the Scottish moors

First Known Use of sheugh

1501, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for sheugh

Middle English sogh swamp; akin to Middle Low German sō gutter

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