Sough

The word sough, now pronounced suff, was formerly called sow; whence the iron fused and received into a sough acquired the name of sowmetal; and that received into less soughs from the former one obtained the name of pigs of iron or of lead; from the pun on the word sough, into sow and pigs. ❋ Erasmus Darwin (1766)

The word sough, now pronounced suff, was formerly called sow; whence the iron fused and received into a sough acquired the name of sowmetal; and that received into less soughs from the former one obtained the name of pigs of iron or of lead; from the pull on the word sough, into sow and pigs. ❋ Unknown (1803)

Over and over the same round his thoughts went, till, worn out with anxiety and watching, and lulled unconsciously by the soft "sough" of the wind in the pines, he fell asleep. ❋ Unknown (1859)

Daybreak arrived without the black pilot having heard any sound, beyond that of the breeze rustling against the sail of the _Catamaran_ or the hollow "sough" of the water as it surged against the empty casks lashed along their sides. ❋ Mayne Reid (1850)

There was the "sough" of the sea, as it came swelling up the gorge; the "whish" of the wind, as it impinged upon the crests of the ridges; and the "swish" of the sand as it settled round them. ❋ Mayne Reid (1850)

Whether they sounded their strange note was not known, for the "sough" of the waterfall still echoed in the ears of the canoe-men, and they could not hear aught else. ❋ Mayne Reid (1850)

As the sailor terminated his speech with this terrible emphasis, he started into an upright attitude, and listened with all his ears for another utterance of that harsh monotone that, borne upon the breeze and rising above the "sough" of the disturbed water, could easily be distinguished as the _voice of a man_. ❋ Mayne Reid (1850)

As yet not a murmur had reached us from below, except the sighing of the wind through the tall trees, and the "sough" of the river as it tumbled away over its pebbly bed. ❋ Mayne Reid (1850)

In the "sough" of the torrent, we heard their sighs -- in its roar, the groans of their departing spirits! ❋ Mayne Reid (1850)

A low sound like the "sough" of the sea or the distant falling of water came from the north; while at intervals the hoarse bark of the _coyote_ and the yelling of terrified monkeys could be heard afar off in the woods. ❋ Mayne Reid (1850)

I could hear the torrent, as it roared and hissed far below, appearing directly under us; and the "sough" grew fainter and fainter as we ascended. ❋ Mayne Reid (1850)

Whether they sounded their strange note was not known, for the "sough" of the waterfall still echoed in the ears of the canoemen, and they could not hear aught else. ❋ Mayne Reid (1850)

Yet they see life beyond, if they can but reach it, -- life in a breeze, the "sough" on the water, of which Seagriff spoke. ❋ Mayne Reid (1850)

I knew it was the "sough" of the sea against the sides of the vessel. ❋ Mayne Reid (1850)

a "sough" against the wall, and leant there, pale and breathless. ❋ Stanley John Weyman (1891)

"sough" of the sea, and the sighing of the breeze, as it blew along the smooth sides of the sand-hills. ❋ Mayne Reid (1850)

Meanwhile, as the wildfires burned more than 2.5 million acres, Republicans in the Texas legislature under Perry's thumb sough to cut millions from fire fighting and the state agency responsible for fire prevention. ❋ Karl Frisch (2011)

As the government sough to return Cairo to some semblance of normalcy, Mubarak met with cabinet members, part of his strategy to demonstrate that he's still in charge and that the government continues to function despite the protests. ❋ Craig Whitlock (2011)

With the ecomony gone to Hell and jobs gone sough, most individuals are stressed out ealy in teh Am. I do think there are some good, honest, hard working cops, working for a living. ❋ Unknown (2008)

We pushed off from the shore and glided into the heart of the river - around us just the sound of the wind soughing in the [reeds] and the [lapping] of water against [the hull]. ❋ Jeana65us (2015)