clough

English

/klʌf/

noun
Definitions
  • (Northern England) A narrow valley; a cleft in a hillside; a ravine, glen, or gorge.
  • A sluice used in returning water to a channel after depositing its sediment on the flooded land.
  • A cliff; a rocky precipice.
  • (dialectal) The cleft or fork of a tree; crotch.
  • (dialectal) A wood; weald.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English clough inherited from Old English *clōh inherited from Proto-Germanic *klanh-, *klanhaz.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*klanh-, *klanhaz

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