Clough (?), n. [OE. clough,
cloghe, clou, clewch, AS. (assumed)
clōh, akin to G. klinge ravine.]
1. A cleft in a hill; a ravine; a narrow
valley. Nares.
2. A sluice used in returning water to a
channel after depositing its sediment on the flooded land.
Knight.
Clough (?; 115), n. (Com.)
An allowance in weighing. See Cloff.