Definitions for sough
saʊ, sʌfsough

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sough, purlverb

   make a murmuring sound

   "the water was purling"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. soughnoun

   A rushing, rustling sound.

2. soughnoun

   A sigh.

3. soughverb

   To make a soft rustling or murmuring sound.

4. Etymology: swogan, from swōganan.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Soughnoun

   A subterraneous drain.

   Etymology: from sous, French.

   Yet could not such mines, without great pains, and charges, if at all, be wrought; the delfs would be so flown with waters, it being impossible to make any addits or soughs to drain them, that no gins or machines could suffice to lay and keep them dry. John Ray, on the Creation.

   Another of like sort, was found in sinking a sough-pit at Haigh in Lancashire. John Woodward.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sough

   A sough (pronounced /saʊ/ or /sʌf/) is an underground channel for draining water out of a mine. Ideally the bottom of the mine would be higher than the outlet, but where the mine sump is lower, water must be pumped up to the sough.

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1. sough

   A sough is a murmuring or rustling sound, similar to the one made by wind or water. In historical terms, it refers to an underground channel for drainage in a mine.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Soughnoun

   a sow

2. Soughnoun

   a small drain; an adit

3. Soughverb

   the sound produced by soughing; a hollow murmur or roaring

4. Soughverb

   hence, a vague rumor or flying report

5. Soughverb

   a cant or whining mode of speaking, especially in preaching or praying

6. Soughverb

   to whistle or sigh, as the wind

7. Etymology: [Etymol. uncertain.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sough

   A sough is an underground channel for draining water out of a mine. Its ability to drain a mine depends on the bottom of the mine being higher than a neighbouring valley. If the mine sump is lower, water must be pumped up to the sough.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sough

   sow, suf, or, as Scot., sōōh, v.i. to sigh, as the wind.—v.t. to whine out cantingly.—n. a sighing of the wind: a vague rumour: a whining tone of voice.—Keep a calm sough, to keep quiet. [Prob. Ice. súgr, a rushing sound, or A.S. swógan, to rustle.]

2. Sough

   suf, n. a drain, sewer, mine-adit.—n. Sough′ing-tile, a drain-tile. [Prob. W. soch, a drain.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sough

   An old northern term for the distant surging of the sea; a hollow murmur or howling, or the moaning of the wind before a gale.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sough in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sough in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sough
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sough
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=sough
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sough
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sough
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=sough
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=sough
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=sough