sheugh
noun
ˈshüḵ 
chiefly Scotland
: ditch, trench
Synonyms
- dike
- ditch
- fosse
- foss
- gutter
- trench
- trough
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Example Sentences
fell into a sheugh while rambling over the Scottish moors
Word History
Etymology
Middle English sogh swamp; akin to Middle Low German sō gutter
First Known Use
1501, in the meaning defined above
sheughs
noun
as in ditches
a long narrow channel dug in the earth fell into a sheugh while rambling over the Scottish moors Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- ditches
- trenches
- gutters
- ravines
- fosses
- furrows
- dikes
- troughs
- moats
- sunk fences
- drains
- culverts
- gullies
- stanks
- gulleys
- drills
- acequias
- draws
- ha-has
- kennels
- changeablenesses
- changeabler
- changeablest
- changeablier
- changeabliest
- changeably
- changeabout
- changed
- changed down
- changed off
- changed one's mind
- changed one's mind (about)
- changed one's mind about
- changeful
- changefully
- changefulness
- changefulnesses
- changeless
- changelessly
- changelessness
- changelessnesses
- changeling
- changelings
- changemaker
- changement