What the meaning of boughs?

Definition of bough : a branch of a tree especially : a main branch.

Where does the word bough originate from?

Old English bōg, bōh ‘bough or shoulder’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch boeg ‘shoulders or ship’s bow’, German Bug ‘ship’s bow’ and ‘horse’s hock or shoulder’, also to bow.

What is a bough in literature?

Word forms: boughs countable noun. A bough is a large branch of a tree. [literary]

What is the meaning of boughs in Marathi?

a main branch of a tree. translation of ‘bough’ बुंध्यापासून निघालेली झाडाची मोठी फांदी It looked rather like someone had chopped off a tree ‘bough’ and roughly hewn off all the twigs and leaves. In Woodlore, for instance, the ‘bough’ of a tree spreads its yellow branches against a green background.

What is the sentence of bough?

We chose the strongest-looking bough of the tree as the base for our treehouse. Candidates had further to be fugitives (probably slaves), and as a preliminary had to break off a bough from a specified tree. The squirrel ran up the bough of the tree in an attempt to reach the cluster of acorns.

What does it mean when they say when the bough breaks?

A bough is a large branch from a tree. You know: “When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall…” A “lullaby” about a baby careening to the ground from a broken branch? (Nice.)

Where is the bough of a tree?

Large branches are known as boughs and small branches are known as twigs. The term twig often refers to a terminus, while bough refers only to branches coming directly from the trunk.