Clough (?), n. [OE. clough, cloghe, clou, clewch, AS. (assumed) cloh, akin to G. klinge ravine.]
1.
A cleft in a hill; a ravine; a narrow valley.
Nares.
2.
A sluice used in returning water to a channel after depositing its sediment on the flooded land.
Knight.
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Clough (?; 115), n. Com.
An allowance in weighing. See Cloff.
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