Word of the Day for Friday, December 9, 2011
bough \bou\, noun:
A branch of a tree, especially one of the larger or main branches.
So as the B.O. was contemplating his recent spate of surreal events while helping his family decorate the boughs of their Christmas tree, he turned to his wife and asked her, "Honey, are you proud of what I have accomplished while I have been the President?" The Mrs. B.O. responded, "Oh, yes, stinky B.O., you have taken our country on a path headlong into socialism unlike any other U.S. President. For only the second time in my life I can now say that I am proud to be an American - socialist, that is!" The B.O. rejoined, "Oh, my sweet chubkins, my little Nikita, my darling babushka, you make me complete!"
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
In the background, behind the pool and beneath the dramatic sidereal display, there is a little tree with a bird perched in its uppermost bough, exactly as there is on the Star card.-- Tom Robbins, Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas
He ran up the creeper as easily as though it had been a ladder, walked upright along the broad bough, and brought the pigeon to the ground. He put it limp and warm in Elizabeth's hand.-- George Orwell, The Orwell Reader: Fiction, Essays, and Reportage
Bough can be traced back to the Sanskrit word bāhu, meaning “shoulder.”
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