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Russ vs Ploy - What's the difference?

russ | ploy |

As nouns the difference between russ and ploy

is that russ is a horse (equine mammal) 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.

russ

English

Etymology 1

Diminutive of Russell.

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • .

    • See also

    * Rus

    Etymology 2

    Etymology

    From (etyl) Russe etc., from (etyl) . Compare more recent Rus.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (dated) Of or relating to the Russians.

    • Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (dated, rare, poetic) A Russian.

    • Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (dated) The Russian language.

    • Anagrams

    * (Webster 1913)

    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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