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Anyone in for a little spring cleaning?
The word would be grough. Closing time would be March 14, results day would be March 21. It seems a rather obsolete word to me, but maybe I'm wrong and then it'll be no game.
Last edited by BranShea; 03/07/11 11:30 AM. Reason: typo troubles
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Thanks Bran....interesting word. How is it said? grough....grrr uff....as in rough seas grough....grr ooh ...as in through grough....gr our....as in bough breaks grough....gr off..as in feeding trough Silly me.....its a hogword, so must be the last one 
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>as in bough breaks.. b our
this must be one of those intrusive 'r' things;
bough is pronounced here as bow /baʊ/, as in take a bow
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>rather obsolete
grough has an OL index of two! < good on yer >
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>as in bough breaks.. b our
this must be one of those intrusive 'r' things;
bough is pronounced here as bow /baʊ/, as in take a bow
Or either a non-rhotic meaningless* R indication of pronunciation. *Or at least meaningless for rhotic speakers.
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[second thoughts..]
maybe its pronounced like grog, to rhyme with hog.
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