plaw
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Middle English plawen, playen, plaȝen, from Old English plagian, a dialectal (Anglian) variant of Old English plegian (“to move about quickly, play”). More at play.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɔː
Verb[edit]
plaw (third-person singular simple present plaws, present participle plawing, simple past and past participle plawed)
- (intransitive) To boil; seethe.
- (transitive, UK dialectal) To boil; boil slightly; parboil.
Noun[edit]
plaw (plural plaws)
- A boiling.
- give meat a plaw
Anagrams[edit]
Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
plaw
- Alternative form of pleye
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