plack

[ plak ]

noun

1. a very small copper coin used in Scotland in the 15th and 16th centuries as a four-penny piece.

Word History and Origins

Origin of plack¹

1425–75; late Middle English placke < Middle Dutch: name of a coin

Example Sentences

They also said they met with two NFL officials — Brendan Plack, senior vice president of public policy and government affairs with the NFL and Kenneth Edmonds, vice president of public policy and government affairs — who told them they would look into the standing of the trademark.

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A 26-page report says 57-year-old Gay Ellen Plack, diagnosed with bipolar disorder, visited her psychiatrist the day before the September shooting.

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The doctor alerted police that Plack was acting uncharacteristically paranoid and refused to go to a hospital.

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It says police knew of Plack’s diagnosis and fear of law enforcement when they checked on her and were met with a swinging ax.

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It says four seconds elapsed between Plack’s armed emergence from a dark bathroom and when the first shot was fired.

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