Clough

[ kluhf ]

noun

1. Arthur Hugh, 1819–61, English poet.

Clough

¹

/ klʌf /

noun

1. CloughArthur Hugh18191861MBritishWRITING: poet Arthur Hugh. 1819–61, British poet, author of Amours de Voyage (1858) and Dipsychus (1865)
2. CloughBrian19352004MEnglishSPORT AND GAMES: footballerSPORT AND GAMES: football manager Brian. 1935–2004, English footballer and manager

clough

²

/ klʌf /

noun

1. dialect.
   a gorge or narrow ravine

Word History and Origins

Origin of Clough¹

Old English clōh

Example Sentences

He went back into the dressing room and told Clough he did not think he could play.

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Clough then added: "You wouldn’t be here if you wasn’t good enough, you have the ability to play in this team and just go and show people what you can do."

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Growing up in Nottingham, Anderson signed for Forest in 1974 and it was his experience under legendary manager Brian Clough that he reveres as a turning point in his career, and importantly, his attitude towards the hostility.

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"There was a focus and a belief that you're going to have to be special to beat us," said Swain, who left a few months after the win to join Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest.

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Harold Wilson had been elected prime minister, Brian Clough had been dismissed as the manager of Leeds United and Kung Fu Fighting was topping the charts.

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Related Words

• cleavage
• crater
• crevasse
• fissure
• gorge
• ravine
• rift
• schism
• void