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"Pluck"
Keywords:
twitch
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fowl
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sharply
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feathers
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capon
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Capo
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To pull; to draw.
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Especially, to pull with sudden force or effort, or to pull off or out from something, with a twitch; to twitch; also, to gather, to pick; as, to pluck feathers from a fowl; to pluck hair or wool from a skin; to pluck grapes.
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To strip of, or as of, feathers; as, to pluck a fowl.
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To make a motion of pulling or twitching; -- usually with at; as, to pluck at one's gown.
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The act of plucking; a pull; a twitch.
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To pull feathers from a bird.
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to pull a string and release it quickly, in a jerking motion
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the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord
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pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush"
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pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin"
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strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"
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Pulling the string away from the face in any other direction upon release than that dictated by a correct follow-through.
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courage
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indomitable
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fortitude
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spite
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spirit
Spirit; courage; indomitable resolution; fortitude.
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the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury
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courage, spirit.
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courage, guts.
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lyrie
The lyrie.
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Keywords:
calves
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liver
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lambs
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heart
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animal
The heart, liver, and lights of an animal.
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The heart, liver, and lungs of animals like lambs and calves.
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underhanded
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energetic
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something
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sell
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especially
sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
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austin
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texas
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media
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social
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software
Pluck is a social media software company based in Austin, Texas.
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Keywords:
unreasonable
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rip
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ask
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off
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price
rip off; ask an unreasonable price
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Keywords:
mushrooms
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pick
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flowers
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gather
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look
look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"
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Keywords:
reject
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examination
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degrees
To reject at an examination for degrees.
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Keywords:
college
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act
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see
The act of plucking, or the state of being plucked, at college. See Pluck, v. t., 4.
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