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Webster 1913 Edition

Sough

Sough

,
Noun.
A sow.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

Sough

,
Noun.
[Etymol. uncertain.]
A small drain; an adit.
[Prov. Eng.]
W. M. Buchanan.

Sough

(?; 277)
,
Noun.
[Cf. Icel.
s[GREEK]gr
(in comp.) a rushing sound, or OE.
swough
,
swogh
, a sound, AS.
sw[GREEK]gan
to rustle. Cf.
Surf
,
Swoon
,
Verb.
I.
]
1.
The sound produced by soughing; a hollow murmur or roaring.
The whispering leaves or solemn
sough
of the forest.
W. Howitt.
2.
Hence, a vague rumor or flying report.
[Scot.]
3.
A cant or whining mode of speaking, especially in preaching or praying.
[Scot.]
Jamieson.

Sough

,
Verb.
I.
To whistle or sigh, as the wind.

Webster 1828 Edition

Sough

SOUGH

,
Noun.
suf.
A subterraneous drain; a sewer. [Not in use.]

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