Bough, n.

(bou), n. [A-S. boga, bow, arch, branch, arm, from beógan, būgan, to bow, bend, Ger. biegen; Icel. bogi, Sw. båge, Dan. boug, bov, bue, D. boog, O. H. Ger. pogo, poko, M. H. Ger. boge, N. H. Ger. bogen. Cf. Bow.] An arm or large branch of a tree.

’Twas all her joy the ripened fruits to tend, And see the boughs with happy burdens bend. Pope.