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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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PLASH, n.² The plaice, Pleuronectes platessa (Abd. 1815 J. Arbuthnot Fishes 59, Abd. 1958). Dim. plashie, id. (Rnf. 1825 Jam.). Also in forms plash-fluke (Lth., Rnf. 1825 Jam.; Abd. 1845 Stat. Acc.² XII. 190; Mry. 1852 Zoologist X. 3485; ne.Sc. 1903 G. Sim Fauna “Dee” 246; Mry. 1930), plashack, -ach (Mry., Bnff. 1911; Rs. 1935 Fishery Board Gl.). Deriv.: plasher (Bnff., Abd. 1990s).Bnff. 1845 Stat. Acc.² XIII. 12–13:
Plaice . . . here called plash fleuk.