bough

[Bough]

A bough is a large branch from a tree. You know: “When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall...” A “lullaby” about a baby careening to the ground from a broken branch? (Nice.)

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An arm or branch of a tree, esp. a large arm or main branch.

Noun
any of the larger branches of a tree


n.
An arm or branch of a tree, esp. a large arm or main branch.

n.
A gallows.


Bough

Bough , n. [OE. bogh, AS. b'd3g, b'd3h, bough, shoulder; akin to Icel. b'd3gr shoulder, bow of a ship, Sw. bog, Dan. bov, OHG. buog, G. bug, and to Gr. ( for ) forearm, Skr. b'behu (for bh'beghu) arm. &root;88, 251. Cf. Bow of a ship.] 1. An arm or branch of a tree, esp. a large arm or main branch. 2. A gallows. [Archaic] Spenser.

An arm or branch of a tree, esp. a large arm or main branch.

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