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playock

playock noun: a plaything; a toy.

Noun

playock (plural playocks)

  1. (UK, dialectal, obsolete) A plaything; a toy.
    • […] I would therefore like if you will lend her a note, and ye may put half-a-crown in the hand of each of the poor weans for a playock, — for she's a proud spirit, and will bear much before she complain.1936, John Galt, David Storrar Meldrum, William Roughead, The Works of John Galt

Forms of playock

pluralplayocks

Origin of playock

From play + -ock. Cognate with Scots playok (“toy”).

Questions about playock

What does playock mean?
Playock means a plaything; a toy.
What part of speech is playock?
Playock is a noun.
What is the plural of playock?
The plural of playock is playocks.

Words near playock in the dictionary

  1. playmongers
  2. playn
  3. playne
  4. playnt
  5. playnts
  6. playock
  7. playocks
  8. playoff
  9. playoff beard
  10. playoff beards
  11. playoffs

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