v. (dd) 1 walk doggedly or laboriously; trudge. 2 work slowly and steadily. n. spell of plodding. plodder n. [probably imitative] plonk’ v. 1 set down hurriedly or clumsily. 2 (usu. foil. by down) set down firmly. n. heavy thud. [imitative] plonk’ n. colloq. cheap or inferior wine. [origin unknown]
