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Ploc vs Ploy - What's the difference?

ploc | ploy |

As nouns the difference between ploc and ploy

is that ploc is (nautical|historical) a mixture of hair and tar for covering the bottom of a ship while ploy is a tactic, strategy, or gimmick.

As a verb ploy is

(military) to form a column from a line of troops on some designated subdivision.

ploc

English

Noun

(-)
  • (nautical, historical) A mixture of hair and tar for covering the bottom of a ship.
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    ploy

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A tactic, strategy, or gimmick.
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  • (UK, Scotland, dialect) Sport; frolic.

    • Etymology 2

    Probably abbreviated from deploy.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (military) To form a column from a line of troops on some designated subdivision.
    • (Wilhelm)
    Antonyms
    * deploy (Webster 1913)

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