Emily Dickinson Lexicon

HOUGH, n. [hok; Sax. hoh, the heel, or the hough; G. hacke, D. hak, a heel, a hoe.]

1. The lower part of the thigh; the ham; the joint of the hind leg of a beast that connects the thigh with the leg. Encyc.
2. An adz; a hoe. [Not in use.] Stillingfleet.