chough

noun \ˈchəf\

Definition of CHOUGH

: either of two Old World birds (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax and P. graculus) that are related to the crows and have red legs and glossy blue-black plumage

Origin of CHOUGH

Middle English

First Known Use: 13th century

Rhymes with CHOUGH

bluff, buff, chuff, cuff, duff, fluff, gruff, guff, huff, luff, muff, puff, rough, ruff, scruff, scuff, slough, snuff, sough, stuff, tough, tuff

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