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eugh en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /juː/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

See yew.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, obsolete) Obsolete spelling of yew.
   alt of yew
   • you must take such Things, as are Greene all Winter; Holly; Ivy; Bayes; Juniper; Cipresse Trees; Eugh; […] 1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Gardens”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC:
   • almost join'd the Horns of the tough 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:

Forms

Deriveds

eughen

eugh en · INTJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• [ɜː]
• [ʌx]
• (Southern-England) audio
• [əx]
• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of ugh.
   alt of ugh
   • "Eugh," he said, "this cake is dry." 2006, Morag Prunty, Recipes for a Perfect Marriage, page 272: