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  • play-play
    [Car.; cf. Sra, pré-pré in fun WST; SA play-play make-believe] adj. imaginary, pretend: I making doll-baby dress. This a play-play
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  • play
    in the idioms: play 'bout (Andros); play 'round (Eleu.) [OED play to divert oneself] phr. to stand about conversing on a
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  • plate rock
    [OED, slate] n. flat rock with a thin soil covering: 1905 This soil occurs where the rock has weathered, leaving
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  • plate fish
    [from its shape] n. a flat fish (sp?) resembling the flounder. (Gen.)
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  • plat, plait
    /plat/ [Car.; Gul. idem (Davis 1914:245); from Brit, plait braid OED; US dial. South ADD) v. to braid, especially to
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  • planting stick
    n. a long pointed stick used to make holes to plant seeds, etc.: 1966 (Otterbein 25). You take you little
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  • plantation
    [W Car.; OED, an assemblage of growing plants of any kind which have been planted] n, a small field for
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  • plant
    [Trin. idem (Broadbridge 1980:11); by passivization] v. to be planted: Peas and beans does plant together (Cat).
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  • plane boat
    n. one of the ferry boats going from the cays to the airport on the main island, Abaco: 1977 plane
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  • plait pole
    /plat powl/ [W Car.; from plaiting or intertwining of ribbons) n. Maypole: 1976 In the centre of the parade ground,
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