HOUGH

PRONUNCIATION: (hok)

MEANING: verb tr.: To cripple, disable, or to make ineffective.
noun: The joint in the hind leg of a quadruped animal such as a horse, equivalent to the ankle in a human.

ETYMOLOGY: From Old English hoh (heel). Earliest documented use: 1400.
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HOUSH - a drunk's residence

PHO: UGH! - I don't like that Vietnamese soup

HAUGH - a pugnacious air of superiority; if you have it you are "haughty"