hough

Tarkoititko: houkka

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englanti The hollow behind the knee.

1922, In the bright light, lightened and cooled in limb, he eyed carefully his black trousers, the ends, the knees, the houghs of the knees. — James Joyce, Ulysses

To hamstring
(archaic spelling of)

(rfquotek)

1748, w:James Thomson (poet)|James Thomson, s:The Castle of Indolence|The Castle of Indolence, K:LV
"Better the toiling Swain, oh happier far!
Perhaps the happieſt of the Sons of Men!
Who vigorous plies the Plough, the Team, or Car;
Who houghs the Field, or ditches in the Glen,
Delves in his Garden, or ſecures his Pen."

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hotkaisu, hotkia, hotsittaa, hottentotti, houkka, houkkamainen

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