Plaw

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A boiling.

    "give meat a plaw"

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

Synonyms

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boil

Etymology

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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