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Definition of heugh in English: heugh(also heuch) noun hjuːx Northern English, Scottish A steep ravine or precipice. Example sentencesExamples - About 160 years ago, the church of Ecclesgretg stood below the Heughs of St. Cyrus.
- He therefore requested to be put ashore, and, from the top of a heugh or broken bank, enjoyed the scene much more to his satisfaction.
- It stands on a heugh or elevation up which gently ascends the Berwick and Carlisle turnpike from Kelso bridge.
- They were both buried in one grave, which is still pointed out at the head of a heugh, on the banks of the Amon.
- The Heugh is a dark green hill, westward of the castle, terminating towards the harbour in a rocky cliff.
Synonyms gorge, abyss, canyon, ravine, gully, gulf, pass, defile, couloir, crevasse, cleft, rift, rent
OriginLate Middle English: from Old English hōh, of Germanic origin. |