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shoughs

shoughs is the plural of shough.

Meaning of shough

Noun

shough (plural shoughs)

  1. (obsolete) A shockdog.
    • Shoughs, water-rugs and demi-wolves, are clept
      All by the name of dogs: […]c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

Questions about shoughs

What is shoughs the plural of?
Shoughs is the plural of shough.

Words near shoughs in the dictionary

  1. shou'd
  2. shou'dn't
  3. shou'dst
  4. Shoufeng
  5. shough
  6. shoughs
  7. shoujo
  8. shoujo ai
  9. should
  10. should hope
  11. should of

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