pough

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noun

A bag.

OriginMiddle English pogh ← Old English pohha ← Proto-West Germanic *pokō →
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Meanings

pough1

nounpough (plural poughs)

plural poughs · alternative pouge · alternative powghie · alternative poghe

  1. obsoleteA bag.
  2. obsoleterareanatomyA goitre.

Pough2

proper nounPough (plural Poughs)

plural Poughs

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bew-
  2. Proto-Germanic*puhô“bag”
  3. Proto-West Germanic*pokō
  4. Old Englishpohha
  5. Middle Englishpogh
  6. Englishpough

From Middle English pogh, powhe, from Old English pohha, a variant of pocca (“poke, bag, pouch”), from Proto-West Germanic *pokō, from Proto-Germanic *puhô (“bag”), from Proto-Indo-European *bew-, *bʰew- (“to blow, swell”).

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APA

pough. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pough

MLA

“pough.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pough. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pough,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pough.

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