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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Pluk(e)haw, n. [Cf. Pluk(e n.2 ‘state of being knotty or bunchy’, plucach having the rot, as sheep; cf. later Sc. use of Gael. Plocach, q.v. in SND. = ‘a disease of lambs in which the ears and head swell’ (1906 in Scottish Farmer). With the second element, cf. Haw a.1 and *Haw a.2] = Pluk(e n.2 1. —14.. Edinb. Univ. MS. (Borland 207) fol. 136 heading.
Inquisicio et prohibicio regis super ouibus et plukhaw
