Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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PLOAKS, n.pl. The wattles of a fowl (Cai., Per. 1966).
[? Ad. Gael. plocan, lumps, cheeks. Cf. also note to Plocach below.]