Meanings
noundeath-sough (plural not attested)
alternative deathsough · alternative death sough
- Scotlandno pluralThe last heavy breathings or sighings of a dying person.
Origin
From death + sough (“sigh, breath”).
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APA
death-sough. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/death-sough
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“death-sough.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/death-sough. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “death-sough,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/death-sough.
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