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fough

fough is the obsolete spelling of faugh.

Meaning of faugh

Interjection

  1. (dated) An exclamation of contempt, or of disgust, especially for a smell.
    • Bian[ca]. I am no ſtrumpet, but of life as honeſt, / As you, that thus abuſe me. / Em[ilia]. As I: fough, fie vpon thee.c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, The Tragœdy of Othello, the Moore of Venice. […] (First Quarto), London: […] N[icholas] O[kes] for Thomas Walkley, […], published 1622, →OCLC, [Act...
    Synonyms:
    yuck, bah, ack, agh, argh, barf, bleah, blech, bleck, bleh

Words that rhyme with fough

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Questions about fough

What is fough the obsolete spelling of?
Fough is the obsolete spelling of faugh.

Words near fough in the dictionary

  1. fougasse
  2. fougasses
  3. fougere
  4. fougeres
  5. fougerite
  6. fough
  7. fought
  8. fought a losing battle
  9. fought a rearguard action
  10. fought back
  11. fought cocum

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