Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA steep crag or cliff, especially one overlooking a river · A glen with steep, overhanging sides; a cleugh · The face of a quarry or mine
From Old English hōh (“promontory”). The southern form is hoe.
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- Derivation mentionhōhang
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