"playstow" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: playstows [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English *pleystow, from Old English pleġstōw, pleġestōw (“playground, gymnasium, amphitheater, a place for a play, wrestling-place”), equivalent to play + stow (“place”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*pleystow}} Middle English *pleystow, {{inh|en|ang|pleġstōw}} Old English pleġstōw, {{m|ang|pleġestōw|t=playground, gymnasium, amphitheater, a place for a play, wrestling-place}} pleġestōw (“playground, gymnasium, amphitheater, a place for a play, wrestling-place”), {{compound|en|play|stow|t2=place}} play + stow (“place”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} playstow (plural playstows)
  1. (UK dialectal) A place for play; playground. Tags: UK, dialectal Synonyms: pleystow, plestor, Plaistow
    Sense id: en-playstow-en-noun-p0VWyEVa Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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