ploat

transitive verb

ˈplōt 

-ed/-ing/-s

chiefly Scottish

1

: to pluck feathers from (a bird)

ploat your geese

2

: cheat, fleece

Word History

Etymology

Dutch ploten to pluck out (wool)

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