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   Bough (), n. [OE. bogh, AS. bōg, bōh, bough,     shoulder; akin to Icel. bōgr shoulder, bow of a ship, Sw. bog, Dan. bov, OHG. buog, G. bug, and to Gr. ( for  ) forearm, Skr. bāhu (for bhāghu) arm. √88, 251. Cf. Bow of a ship.]
   
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   1. An arm or branch of a tree, esp. a large arm or main branch.
   
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   2. A gallows. [Archaic]  Spenser.
   
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