DARE entry for pluff

[Wilson Gray]

The discussion was taking place here, too, Jesse.

-Wilson

On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 3:02 PM, Jesse Sheidlower <jester at panix.com> wrote:
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> On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 01:59:56PM -0500, Joan H. Hall wrote:
>> DARE has an entry for "pluff" as an adjective, defined "Of mud: of a
>> fine, silty texture." The etymology says it's from a southwestern
>> English dialect term "pluff" or "pluffy" meaning soft or spongy. Our
>> regional label is "Chiefly SC."
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> Joan,
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> Did you mean this to go to ADS-L? Or to the Lexicography list,
> where the discussion on "plough mud" was taking place?
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> Jesse Sheidlower
> OED
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