Plaw

Alternative forms

• play

Origin

From Middle English plawen, playen, plaȝen, from Old English plagian, a dialectal (Anglian) variant of Old English pleġian ("to move about quickly, play"). More at play.

Full definition of plaw

Verb

1. (intransitive) To boil; seethe.
2. (transitive, UK dialectal) To boil; boil slightly; parboil.

Noun

1. A boiling.give meat a plaw