plisky

plisky
noun see pliskie

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • plis|kie — plis|ky or plis|kie «PLIHS kee», noun, plural kies, adjective. Scottish. –n. a mischievous trick. –adj. mischievous: »Auld Habkin o the Pethfit, who was a plisky body (John Service). ╂[origin unknown] …   Useful english dictionary

  • plis|ky — or plis|kie «PLIHS kee», noun, plural kies, adjective. Scottish. –n. a mischievous trick. –adj. mischievous: »Auld Habkin o the Pethfit, who was a plisky body (John Service). ╂[origin unknown] …   Useful english dictionary

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