bough

1. A tree-branch, usually a primary one directly attached to the trunk.

   When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall. (Rock-a-bye Baby)

   Ast

   сукsuk, ве́ткаvétka, ветвьvetvʹ

   гі́лкаhílka, сукsuk

2. (figuratively, obsolete, poetic)A gallows.

1. The bough bent under the weight of the snow.

   Гілка зігнулася під вагою снігу.

   deDer Zweig bog sich unter dem Gewicht des Schnees.

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2. The tree had a gnarled bough.

   deDer Baum hatte einen knorrigen Ast.

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3. Look at the monkey on that bough.

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4. The boughs that bear most hang lowest.

   deDie Äste, die am meisten tragen, hängen am tiefsten.

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5. The boughs of the large tree overhung the pond.

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