clough

Example Sentences

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Ay, there's a many of them down in yon clough.

From The Fortunes of Philippa A School Story by Brazil, Angela

The house nestled deep in the clough, upon a shelf of green land, near the moorland stream.

From Th' Barrel Organ by Waugh, Edwin

The mud, mingled with stones, many of large size, rolled down a precipitous and rugged clough that descended from it.

From The Bront? Family, Vol. 1 of 2 with special reference to Patrick Branwell Bront? by Leyland, Francis A.

A considerable circuit had to be made before the bottom of the clough could be reached, and then the whole tragedy was revealed.

From A Stable for Nightmares or Weird Tales by Young, Charles L. (Charles Lawrence), Sir

There is seldom any climbing about a genuine clough, because it implies soil rather than rock.

From Climbing in The British Isles. Vol. 1 - England by Smith, W. P. Haskett