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Shough vs Sough - What's the difference?

shough | sough |

As nouns the difference between shough and sough

is that shough is (obsolete) a shockdog while sough is a rushing, rustling sound or sough can be a small drain; an adit.

As an interjection shough

is .

As a verb sough is

to make a soft rustling or murmuring sound.

shough

English

Interjection

(en interjection)
    • (Beaumont and Fletcher)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A shockdog.
  • * 1623 , William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act III Scene I
    • " Shoughs , water-rugs and demi-wolves, are clept/ All by the name of dogs:"
    (Webster 1913)

    sough

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make a soft rustling or murmuring sound.
  • *1963 , Sterling North, Rascal , Avon Books (softcover), p 101:
  • *:I lay awake for a while that evening, listening to the soughing of the wind high in the pines, realizing sadly that we must now return to civilization.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A rushing, rustling sound.
  • * W. Howitt
    • The whispering leaves or solemn sough of the forest.
  • A sigh.
  • (Scotland, obsolete) A vague rumour.
  • (Scotland, obsolete) A cant or whining mode of speaking, especially in preaching or praying.

    • See also

    * susurrus

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) (whence also (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small drain; an adit.