ploat
/pləʊt/Scottish and English regional (northern ) in later use
verb
[with object] To pluck; to strip of feathers, wool, etc. Frequently figurative : to rob or plunder, to fleece.
- First recorded in figurative use..
Origin
Mid 18th century. From Dutch ploten (also Dutch regional (West Flemish) plotten) to pluck, to strip the wool from a fleece; further etymology uncertain and disputed.
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