Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Hough

Hough , noun

Same as Hock, a joint.

Hough , transitive verb

Same as Hock, to hamstring.

Hough , noun

[Compare Dutch hak. Compare Hack.]

An adz; a hoe. [Obsolete] — Bp. Stillingfleet

Hough , transitive verb

To cut with a hoe. [Obsolete] — Johnson