ploc

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/plɒk/

noun

A mixture of hair and tar for covering the bottom of a ship.

OriginFrench ploc →
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Meanings

nounploc (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountablenauticalA mixture of hair and tar for covering the bottom of a ship.

Origin

  1. Frenchploc
  2. Englishploc

Borrowed from French ploc.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ploc

stockblockdocclocklockshockprocbangkokocsocunlockdockknocksockmockflockbrockrocblocbaroquelockelochVOCwok
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Sounds the same

plock

Anagrams

clop
Cite this entry
APA

ploc. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ploc

MLA

“ploc.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ploc. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ploc,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ploc.

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