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[โ€“] Duranie@lemmy.film 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Bough - think of the nursery rhyme "Rock-a-bye Baby" . A big tree branch.

Hiccough - I believe in time we've just simplified this to hiccup.

[โ€“] Kengaro0@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Woah. I always wondered what that meant in the nursery rhymes, not enough to Google it I guess. Thanks for clearing that up.