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   Bough

   /bou/

   

   noun

   • 1. a main branch of a tree: "apple boughs laden with blossom"

   Word Origin Old Englishbōg, 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 bow3.

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • B

     3

   • O

     1

   • U

     1

   • G

     2

   • H

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