Bough (&?;), n. [OE. bogh, AS.
bōg, bōh, bough, shoulder; akin to Icel.
bōgr shoulder, bow of a ship, Sw. bog, Dan. bov,
OHG. buog, G. bug, and to Gr.&?; ( for &?; ) forearm, Skr.
bāhu (for bhāghu) arm. √88, 251. Cf.
Bow of a ship.]
1. An arm or branch of a tree, esp. a large arm or
main branch.
2. A gallows. [Archaic] Spenser.