eugh

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English

Etymology 1

See yew.

Pronunciation

Noun

eugh (plural eughs)

  1. Obsolete spelling of yew.
    • 1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Gardens”, in The Essayes , 3rd edition, London: Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC:
      you must take such Things, as are Greene all Winter; Holly; Ivy; Bayes; Juniper; Cipresse Trees; Eugh; […]
    • 1697, Virgil, “The Ninth Book of the Æneis”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. , London: Jacob Tonson, , →OCLC:
      almost join'd the Horns of the tough Eugh

References

“eugh”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Interjection

eugh

  1. Alternative form of ugh
    • 2006, Morag Prunty, Recipes for a Perfect Marriage, page 272:
      "Eugh," he said, "this cake is dry."

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