PLACKS

Noun

placks

plural of plack

Source: Wiktionary


PLACK

Plack, n. Etym: [F. plaque a plate of metal. Cf. Plaque.]

Definition: A small copper coin formerly current in Scotland, worth less than a cent. With not a plack in the pocket of the poet. Prof. Wilson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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