"plisky" meaning in All languages combined

See plisky on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: pliskies [plural], pliskie [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} plisky (plural pliskies)
  1. (obsolete, Scotland) A practical joke. Tags: Scotland, obsolete

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1892, Various, Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 103, November 19, 1892:",
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