Bough (&?;), n. [OE.
bogh, AS. bōg, bōh, bough, shoulder; akin to Icel. bōgr shoulder, bow of a ship, Sw.
bog, Dan. bov, OHG.
buog, G. bug, and to Gr.&?; ( for &?; ) forearm, Skr. bāhu (for
bhāghu) arm. √88, 251. Cf. Bow of a ship.]
1. An arm or branch of a tree, esp. a large arm or
main branch.
2. A gallows. [Archaic]
Spenser.
Hear it pronounced