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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 hough
 [四足獸後腳的] 踝關節

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Hock, Hough, n.
 1. (a) The joint in the hind limb of quadrupeds between the leg and shank, or tibia and tarsus, and corresponding to the ankle in man. (b) A piece cut by butchers, esp. in pork, from either the front or hind leg, just above the foot.
 2. The popliteal space; the ham.
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Hough n. Same as Hock, a joint.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Hough, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Houghed p. pr. & vb. n. Houghing.] Same as Hock, to hamstring.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Hough, v. t. To cut with a hoe. [Obs.]
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Hough, n.  An adz; a hoe. [Obs.]

From: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

 Hough
    to hamstring, i.e., sever the "tendon of Achilles" of the hinder
    legs of captured horses (Josh. 11:6; 2 Sam. 8:4; 1 Chr. 18:4),
    so as to render them useless.