Middle English Dictionary Entry
plǒuke n.
Entry Info
| Forms | plǒuke n. |
| Etymology | Cp. MnE dial. & Scot. plook, plouk, pluke. Any derivation from MIr. pluc or plucc seems impossible on phonological grounds. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A pustule, pimple.
Associated quotations
- ?c1425 Chauliac(2) (Paris angl.25)74/27 : Smale apostemes..ben outsemynges and bleynes and smale ploukes [*Ch.(1): litel pustules bothoralez; L pustule parue bothorales] apperynge in þe skyn.
- ?c1475 *Cath.Angl.(Add 15562)97b : A Plowke: puscula, pusculentus.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. plouk.