eugh

English

Etymology 1

See yew.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /juː/

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• Rhymes: -uː
• Homophone: you (stressed, Received Pronunciation)

Noun

eugh (plural eughs)

1. Obsolete spelling of yew.
   • 1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Gardens”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC:

     you must take such Things, as are Greene all Winter; Holly; Ivy; Bayes; Juniper; Cipresse Trees; Eugh; […]

   • 1697, Virgil, “The Ninth Book of the Æneis”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:

     almost join'd the Horns of the tough Eugh

Derived terms

• eughen

References

“eugh”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [əx], [ʌx], [ɜː]

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Interjection

eugh

1. Alternative form of ugh
   • 2006, Morag Prunty, Recipes for a Perfect Marriage, page 272:

     "Eugh," he said, "this cake is dry."

Anagrams

• e-hug, gehu, huge