playstow

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English *pleystow, from Old English pleġstōw, pleġestōw (“playground, gymnasium, amphitheater, a place for a play, wrestling-place”). By surface analysis, play +‎ stow (“place”).

Noun

playstow (plural playstows)

  1. (UK dialectal or puristic) A place for play; playground; park.
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