Plotcockn.

Brit.

/ˈplɒtkɒk/, U.S.

/ˈplɑtˌkɑk/, Scottish English

/ˈplɔtkɔk/

Forms: pre-1700 Plotcok, 1700s– Plotcock, 1800s Platcock.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Pluto n.¹, English -cock.

Etymology: Apparently < Pluto n.¹ + -cock, hypocoristic suffix (compare meacock n., nannicock n., and see discussion at cock n.¹ and int.), with change of vowel in the first element perhaps by association with plot n. or plot v.¹

Scottish. Now historical.

A nickname for: the Devil.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > a devil > the Devil or Satan > [noun]

devileOE

Beelzebubc950

the foul ghosteOE

SatanOE

warlockOE

SatanasOE

worsea1200

unwinea1225

wondc1250

quedea1275

pucka1300

serpenta1300

dragon1340

shrew1362

Apollyon1382

the god of this worldc1384

Mahoundc1400

leviathan1412

worsta1425

old enemyc1449

Ruffin1567

dismal1570

Plotcocka1578

the Wicked One1582

goodman1603

Mahu1603

foul thief1609

somebody1609

legiona1616

Lord of Flies1622

walliman1629

shaitan1638

Old Nicka1643

Nick1647

unsel?1675

old gentleman1681

old boy1692

the gentleman in black1693

deuce1694

Black Spy1699

the vicious one1713

worricow1719

Old Roger1725

Lord of the Flies1727

Simmie1728

Old Scratch1734

Old Harry1777

Old Poker1784

Auld Hornie1786

old (auld), ill thief1789

old one1790

little-good1821

Tom Walker1833

bogy1840

diabolarch1845

Old Ned1859

iniquity1899

a1578 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) I. 260 Thair was a cry hard at the marcat crose of Edinburgh at the houre of midnight..nameit and callit be the proclamer thairof the sowmondis of Plotcok, quhilk desyrit all men to compeir..withtin the space of xl. dayis befoir his maister.

c1600 A. Montgomerie Poems (2000) I. 66 The tym sall come vhen ȝe sall be accusit..And syn compeld at Plotcok to appeir.

1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd ii. ii. 23 And seven Times does her Prayers backward pray, Till Plotcock comes with Lumps of Lapland Clay, Mixt with the Venom of black Taids and Snakes.

1822 W. Tennant Thane of Fife vi. 255 A second slash cross'd deep his breast and wings; The merrier at the gash Prince Plotcock flirts and flings.

1835 H. Miller Scenes & Legends N. Scotl. xii. 208 The victims of Flowden were summoned at the cross of Edinburgh in the name of Platcock.

1891 Dict. National Biogr. at James IV In Edinburgh another apparition at the Cross summoned..the citizens on the way to the muster to the tribunal of Plotcock (Pluto or the devil).

1994 D. Campbell Flowers of Forest in www.arts.gla.ac.uk Plotcock, they call him. The Earl of Hell apparently was heard at the Mercat Cross, summoning the Lords of Scotland to compear before him.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plotcock
释义	Plotcockn. Brit. /ˈplɒtkɒk/, U.S. /ˈplɑtˌkɑk/, Scottish English /ˈplɔtkɔk/ Forms: pre-1700 Plotcok, 1700s– Plotcock, 1800s Platcock. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Pluto n.¹, English -cock. Etymology: Apparently < Pluto n.¹ + -cock, hypocoristic suffix (compare meacock n., nannicock n., and see discussion at cock n.¹ and int.), with change of vowel in the first element perhaps by association with plot n. or plot v.¹ Scottish. Now historical. A nickname for: the Devil. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > a devil > the Devil or Satan > [noun] devileOE Beelzebubc950 the foul ghosteOE SatanOE warlockOE SatanasOE worsea1200 unwinea1225 wondc1250 quedea1275 pucka1300 serpenta1300 dragon1340 shrew1362 Apollyon1382 the god of this worldc1384 Mahoundc1400 leviathan1412 worsta1425 old enemyc1449 Ruffin1567 dismal1570 Plotcocka1578 the Wicked One1582 goodman1603 Mahu1603 foul thief1609 somebody1609 legiona1616 Lord of Flies1622 walliman1629 shaitan1638 Old Nicka1643 Nick1647 unsel?1675 old gentleman1681 old boy1692 the gentleman in black1693 deuce1694 Black Spy1699 the vicious one1713 worricow1719 Old Roger1725 Lord of the Flies1727 Simmie1728 Old Scratch1734 Old Harry1777 Old Poker1784 Auld Hornie1786 old (auld), ill thief1789 old one1790 little-good1821 Tom Walker1833 bogy1840 diabolarch1845 Old Ned1859 iniquity1899 a1578 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) I. 260 Thair was a cry hard at the marcat crose of Edinburgh at the houre of midnight..nameit and callit be the proclamer thairof the sowmondis of Plotcok, quhilk desyrit all men to compeir..withtin the space of xl. dayis befoir his maister. c1600 A. Montgomerie Poems (2000) I. 66 The tym sall come vhen ȝe sall be accusit..And syn compeld at Plotcok to appeir. 1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd ii. ii. 23 And seven Times does her Prayers backward pray, Till Plotcock comes with Lumps of Lapland Clay, Mixt with the Venom of black Taids and Snakes. 1822 W. Tennant Thane of Fife vi. 255 A second slash cross'd deep his breast and wings; The merrier at the gash Prince Plotcock flirts and flings. 1835 H. Miller Scenes & Legends N. Scotl. xii. 208 The victims of Flowden were summoned at the cross of Edinburgh in the name of Platcock. 1891 Dict. National Biogr. at James IV In Edinburgh another apparition at the Cross summoned..the citizens on the way to the muster to the tribunal of Plotcock (Pluto or the devil). 1994 D. Campbell Flowers of Forest in www.arts.gla.ac.uk Plotcock, they call him. The Earl of Hell apparently was heard at the Mercat Cross, summoning the Lords of Scotland to compear before him. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1578
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