What does plucked mean?
Plucked means simple past and past participle of pluck.
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/plʌkt/ · verb
simple past and past participle of pluck.
He could scarcely contain his admiration. "What a plucked un!" he muttered; "what a plucked un! No miss," he added, "you needn't fear. Fear, says I? You never feared nothink in your life. […]
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Plucked means simple past and past participle of pluck.
Common synonyms include unfeathered, pizzicato, featherless.
Possible antonyms include bowed.
He could scarcely contain his admiration. "What a plucked un!" he muttered; "what a plucked un! No miss," he added, "you needn't fear. Fear, says I? You never feared nothink in your life. […]
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