plaw

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English

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Etymology

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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.

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Verb

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plaw (third-person singular simple present plaws, present participle plawing, simple past and past participle plawed)

  1. (intransitive) To boil; seethe.
  2. (transitive, UK dialectal) To boil; boil slightly; parboil.

Noun

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plaw (plural plaws)

  1. A boiling.
    give meat a plaw

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Middle English

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Noun

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plaw

  1. Alternative form of pleye