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grough

Pronunciation: /ɡɹʌf/

The English word “grough” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A natural channel or gully in a peat moor, sometimes very steep and deep, and through which water sometimes flows. (Compare hag.)

Etymology

Possibly the same word as gruff (“rough”, adjective), describing the terrain. Compare clough.

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