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faugh
▪ I. faugh, int. (fɔː) Also 6 fah, 6–7 foh, 7 fough. An exclamation of abhorrence or disgust.1542 Udall tr. Erasm. Apoph. 320 b, All y⊇ coumpaignie..crying foh at suche a shamefull lye. c 1597 Nashe Let. in Grosart Wks. I. Introd. 64 Had I beene of his [Sir J. Harrington's] consayle, he shold have s...
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Faugh
Faugh is an exclamation indicating disgust. Castleblayney Faugh's GAC, a Gaelic sports club in County Monaghan, Ireland
Faugh-a-Ballagh, a 19th-century Irish racehorse
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Faugh, Cumbria, a village
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Faugh A Ballagh
Members of Donore Harriers contest annually for the Faugh-a-Ballagh Cup which was presented by the 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers in 1907. There is Faugh a Ballagh Road in the Bendigo, Victoria, Australia suburb of Spring Gully.
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Faugh-a-Ballagh
Faugh-a-Ballagh, n. Now Hist. (fɔx ə ˈbæləx) [ad. Ir. fág an bealach ‘clear the way’, the regimental war-cry first known to have been used at the battle of Barrosa in 1811.] In pl., the nickname of the Royal Irish Fusiliers (formerly the 87th Foot). Also ellipt., as Faughs.c 1811 Regimental song in ...
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Faugh, Cumbria
Faugh is a small village situated to the East of the City of Carlisle and within 15 minutes of the Scottish Border.
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Faugh-a-Ballagh
Faugh-a-Ballagh (foaled 1841 in Ireland) was a Thoroughbred racehorse. A brother to Birdcatcher, Faugh-a-Ballagh was sold to E. J. Erwin in 1842. Pedigree
References
Faugh-a-Ballagh's pedigree and partial racing stats
Faugh-a-Ballagh at Thoroughbred heritage
1841 racehorse births
Racehorses
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fauch
▪ I. fauch, faugh, n. Chiefly Sc. (fɑːx) Also 9 north. fauf, fawf. ‘A single furrow, out of lea; also the land thus managed, Ang.’ (Jam.); = fallow n. 2 and 3. Also attrib. faugh sheep, sheep fed on a fallow.15.. Scotish Field in Percy's Folio MS. I. 228 On the broad hills we busked our standards, A...
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Fore (golf)
It also may have been a contraction of the Gaelic cry Faugh A Ballagh! (i.e. Clear the way!)
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feigh
▪ I. feigh, int. Sc. (feːx) An expression of disgust or abomination. Cf. faugh, fie.1715 Ramsay Christ's Kirk Gr. ii. vi, Ye stink o' leeks, O feigh!▪ II. feigh var. of fay v.2
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fugh
† fugh, int. Obs. Variant of fough, faugh.1690 Dryden Don Sebast. ii. ii, A very filthy Fellow: how odiously he smells of his Country garlike! fugh, how he stinks of Spain! 1755 in Johnson. Hence in mod. Dicts.
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Ballagh
Mullingar, a townland in Mullingar civil parish, barony of Moyashel and Maheradermon, County Westmeath
The Ballagh, a village in County Wexford
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Faugh-a-Ballagh , a Thoroughbred race horse
Faugh A Ballagh, a battle cry of Irish origin
Oulart the Ballagh, a Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Wexford
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phah
phah, int. (fɑː) [Cf. pho, phoo, faugh.] An ejaculation expressing contempt or disgust.1592–3 G. Harvey Pierce's Super. Wks. (Grosart) II. 118, I wonder, his owne mouth can abide it without a phah.
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Down Senior Hurling Championship
History
Faugh-a-Ballagh won the inaugural Down SHC in 1903.
The competition has been won by 10 teams, 9 of which have won it more than once. Teams
By decade
The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Down Senior Hurling Championship titles, is as follows:
1900s: 5 for Faugh-a-Ballagh
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foghil
▪ I. fogh obs. var. of faugh int.1681 Otway Soldiers Fort. i. i. Wks. 1728 I. 340 Fogh! let's leave the nasty Sows to Fools and Diseases.▪ II. fogh, foghil obs. ff. faw a. and fowl.
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