heugh

noun

variants or heuch

ˈḵyüḵ

plural -s

1

chiefly Scottish

a

: a steep crag or cliff

b

: a ravine or glen with overhanging sides

2

chiefly Scottish

a

: a shaft of a coal mine

b

: an open coal pit

Word History

Etymology

Middle English hough, hogh, heuch, from Old English hōh

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