plästern

to rain heavily

wie aus Kübeln schütten

ordentlich was runterkommen

wie aus Eimern gießen

wie aus Kübeln gießen

In all likelihood derived from Middle Low German plâster (“plaster, pavement”). Thus a doublet of pflastern (“to pave”, also “to hit, smash”).

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