noun
Meaning 1
A boiling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- give meat a plaw
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Standard Lemma guide
plaw
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rhymes with -ɔː
verb
Meaning 2
To boil; seethe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
Meaning 3
To boil; boil slightly; parboil.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dialectal, transitive
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History
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.