Ouch, n.

n. [Corrupted from nouch, which occurs in Chaucer, as an eyas, from a nias, L. Lat. nusca, nosca, nochia, clasp, necklace, O. H. Ger. nusca, nusga, nuscha, nuske, nusche, M. H. Ger. nusche.]

1. A bezel, or socket, in which a precious stone or seal is set.
2. A carcanet or ornament of gold. Fosbroke.
3. The blow given by a boar’s tusk. [Obs.]