plout1
/plaʊt/(also ploot, plowt) Scottish and Irish English (northern )
noun
1Attributive Scottish. The action of plunging or submerging, especially in plout kirn noun also plout churn a churn operated by a plunger. Now Orkney ( rare ).
2A heavy fall of rain.
3 Scottish. A splash; a splashing or plopping sound, especially of a fish breaking the surface of the water.
Origin
Early 18th century; earliest use found in Dialogue between Country-man & Landwart School-master. Imitative.
plout2
/plaʊt/(also ploit) Chiefly Scottish and Irish English (northern )
verb
1 [with object] Scottish. To plunge, submerge. Now Orkney ( rare ).
2 [no object] To fall with a splash; to plunge or splash in water.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in Dougal Graham (d. 1779), poet and chapbook writer. Imitative. Compare earlier plout, and also plop, plump.