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pleonasm ... plug away or along
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plimsoll
plimsole
noun
1.
old use
A light rubber-soled canvas shoe worn for gymnastics, etc. Also called
gym shoe
.
Etymology
: Early 20c: from the resemblance of the line of the sole to the
Plimsoll line
.
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