See Also: cleuch(dictionary)

cleuch (iou)



cleuch noun. [kl(j)u:x] Scot. Also cleugh. ME.
[Var. of CLOUGH noun1.]
A steep-sided ravine (= CLOUGH noun1). Freq. in place-names as Buccleuch etc. ME.
The precipitous side of a ravine; a steep descent. E16.