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Each denies the truth; they mutually proceed to a verification, and the game of plaff often ends in a regular match of nose-pulling.
The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 1, August 1850 of Literature, Science and Art. Various
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One of their amusements -- called the game of plaff -- is worth mentioning, especially as it is not only indulged in by the vulgar, but formed the chief delight of the venerable Moharrem Bey himself.
The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 1, August 1850 of Literature, Science and Art. Various
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"'You cannot kill a wild goose at thirty paces when it is coming towards you -- _plaff_ -- so fast!
Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 1887
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