Word of the Day - Plout

plout1

Pronunciation: /plaʊt/
(also plowt, ploot)
noun
Northern, Irish english
Scottish
1
Orkney rare AttributiveScottish. The action of plunging or submerging,
especially in plout kirnnoun also plout churn a churn operated by a
plunger. Now Orkney (rare).
2 A heavy fall of rain.
3 Scottish. A splash; a splashing or plopping sound, especially of a fish breaking the surface of the water.

Origin
Early 18th century; earliest use found in Dialogue between Country-man & Landwart School-master. Imitative.

plout2

(also ploit)
verb
Northern, Irish english
Scottish
1 Orkney rare with object Scottish. To plunge, submerge. Now Orkney (rare).
2 no object To fall with a splash; to plunge or splash in water.

Origin
Late
18th century; earliest use found in Dougal Graham (d. 1779), poet and
chapbook writer. Imitative. Compare earlier plout, and also plop, plump.

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Of this I have no doubt
There is no need to shout
If into water you do plout
Unless it's really deep or has sharks or if the rocks are amazingly slippery and you just can't get out.

[The split of this word into two separate definitions seems odd. Oxford
Dictionaries Online typically includes noun and verb usage in a single
entry. Anybody have an idea why this one is split? ]