plack
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of plack
1425–75; late Middle English placke < Middle Dutch: name of a coin
Example Sentences
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Here we have motivation for more than 1 person at a time to visit that old town plack or to walk those forgotten trails.
From New York Times ● Jul. 11, 2016
Ower braw a purse to put a plack in.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander
The lassie is glaikit wi' pride; In my pouches I hadna a plack The day that I was a bride.
From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century by Rogers, Charles
He that's born to a plack 'll ne'er get a pound.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander
I was wearying for books, and you see, He has sent them to me, without plack or bawbee.”
From Christine A Fife Fisher Girl by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston
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