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nounplisky (plural pliskies)
plural pliskies · alternative pliskie
- ScotlandobsoleteA practical joke.
"What!" said BULGER. "Jist playin' a plisky on ye, and he meant that TOM wad pit ye in the way o' becoming a player.
1892, Various, Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 103, November 19, 1892
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