haugh
/hɔː
/ /hɑːx /noun Scottish & Northern English
A piece of flat alluvial land by the side of a river, forming part of the floor of the river valley.Below me, my godson and his father waited on the flat haugh land....
- The views were extensive, out over the haughs of Abernethy and Cromdale towards the waters of the Moray Firth.
- A battle took place on 30 April, 1690, in which a Jacobite force was routed on the low ground (haughs) at Cromdale in Morayshire by government forces.
Origin
Middle English: probably from Old English healh 'corner, nook', related to holh 'hollow'.