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plygain
noun
ply·gain
\ˈpliˌgīn\
Definition of plygain
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: an old Welsh custom of carol or hymn singing at cockcrow on Christmas morning
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Origin and Etymology of plygain
Welsh, dawn, cockcrow, matins, plygain; akin to Latin pullus young fowl, young of an animal and to Latin canere to sing
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