Emily Dickinson Lexicon

PLASH, n. [D. plas, a puddle; G. plätschern, to plash, to dabble; Dan. plasker, to plash; Gr. πλαδος, superabundant moisture. Qu. παλασσω.]

1. A small collection of standing water; a puddle. – Bacon. Pope.
2. The branch of a tree partly cut or lopped and bound to other branches. – Mortimer.