释义 |
† ploddeill Obs. rare—1. [Origin and sense obscure: the radical part is prob. as in plodder1, the ending perh. = F. -aille collective] ? A company or band of thrashers or cudgellers. (Contemptuous.)
c1425Wyntoun Cron. viii. 4998 (Wemyss MS.), I vow to God scho beris hir weill The Scottis wenche with hir ploddeill; For, cum I airly, cum I lait, I fynd ay Annes at the ȝait. |