plate

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platter definition


  1. n.
    and plate. home base or home plate in baseball. (Usually with the.) : The batter stepped up to the platter.
  2. n.
    a phonograph record. (Old but still heard.) : They call it a “platter” because it looks like a serving platter.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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