ploot

English

Etymology 1

See plout (“action of plunging or submerging”, “heavy fall of rain”, “a splash”).

Noun

ploot (plural ploots)

1. (Scotland) Obsolete spelling of plout. [18^th C.]
2. (Northern Ireland) Alternative spelling of plout [20^th C. onward]

References

• OED (3rd ed., September 2006), “plout, n.”

Etymology 2

See plute (“plutocrat”).

Noun

ploot (plural ploots)

1. Alternative spelling of plute [20^th C. onward]

References

• OED (3rd ed., September 2006), “plute, n.²”