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lough
CIDE DICTIONARY
lough, n. [See 1st Loch.].
A loch or lake; -- so spelt in Ireland. [1913 Webster]
lough, strong imp.
of Laugh. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
lough, n. Ir. = LOCH.
Etymology
Ir. loch LOCH, assim. to the related obs. ME form lough
ROGET THESAURUS
lough
Lake
N gulf, lake, land covered with water, gulf, gulph, bay, inlet, bight, estuary, arm of the sea, bayou, fiord, armlet, frith, firth, ostiary, mouth, lagune, lagoon, indraught, cove, creek, natural harbor, roads, strait, narrows, Euripus, sound, belt, gut, kyles, continental slope, continental shelf, lake, loch, lough, mere, tarn, plash, broad, pond, pool, lin, puddle, slab, well, artesian well, standing water, dead water, sheet of water, fish pond, mill pond, ditch, dike, dyke, dam, reservoir, alberca, barachois, hog wallow, lacustrine.For further exploring for "lough" in Webster Dictionary Online