An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

PLOUT, s. A heavy shower of rain, S.

Belg. plots-en, to fall down plump.

To PLOUTER, v. n. To make a noise among water, to be engaged in any wet and dirty work, S., plowster, S. A.

Germ. plader-n, humida et sordida tractare; Teut. plots-en, plotsen int water, in aquam irruere.

Plouter, s. The act of floundering through water or mire, S.
Popular Ball.

PLUCK, s. The pogge, a fish, S.

PLUCKUP, PLUKUP, s.
Poems 16th Cent.

At the plukup, q. ready to pluck up every thing by the roots.

PLUFFY, adj. Flabby, chubby, S.

Su. G. plufsig, facies obesa.