See Also:

cleuch (iou) and mid(4) (iou)


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.

mid(4) (iou)



mid noun2. slang. L18.
[Abbreviation.]
= MIDSHIPMAN.