Part 627 (1/2)
PLODDERE, _s._ A banger, a mauler.
_Wyntown._
O. Fr. _plaud-er_, to bang, to maul.
PLOY, _s._
1. A harmless frolic, properly of a social kind, S.
_Sir J. Sinclair._
2. A frolic, which, although begun in jest, has a serious issue, S.
_Ross._
A. S. _pleg-an_, to play.
_To_ PLOT, _v. a._
1. To scald, S.
_Ramsay._
2. To make any liquid scalding hot, S.
3. To burn, in a general sense.
_Forbes._
PLOTc.o.c.k, _s._ The devil.
_Pitscottie._
According to some, _Pluto_, whose Isl. name is _BlotG.o.d_. Our term may be q. _Blotkok_, ”the swallower of sacrifices;” from _blot_, sacrificing, and _kok-a_, deglutire.
PLOUD, _s._ A green sod, Aberd.
_Stat. Acc._
Fland. _plot-en_, membranam exuere.
PLOUT, _s._ A heavy shower of rain, S.