Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗A heavy breath; a grunt or sigh. · A condition of anger, annoyance, disgust, etc. · One swelled with a false sense of importance or value; a boaster. · The act of removing an opponent's piece as a forfeit for deliberately not taking a piece (often signalled by blowing on it).
To breathe heavily. · To say in a huffy manner. · To enlarge; to swell up. · To bluster or swell with anger, arrogance, or pride; to storm; to take offense.
Probably an altered spelling of earlier *hough, represented by Scots hech (“to breathe hard, pant”). Compare also German hauchen (“to breathe”).
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- Cognate mentionhauchende
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