playstow

English

Alternative forms

pleystow, plestor
Plaistow

Etymology

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

Noun

playstow (plural playstows)

(Britain dialectal) A place for play; playground.

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