half-plucked
- a word derived from pluck.
Example Sentences
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When the film does flashback to “earlier this morning” toward the end, there is an aha! moment when you discover why the chicken was only half-plucked.
From The Guardian • Apr. 27, 2019
“Givin’ me advice on gettin’ kelpies out of a well,” growled Hagrid, moving a half-plucked rooster off his scrubbed table and setting down the teapot.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
Standing on a golden perch behind the door was a decrepit-looking bird that resembled a half-plucked turkey.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
A dead, half-plucked bird floated past him, near a half-eaten apple.
From The Children of the World by Heyse, Paul
He thought that he had risen high enough to venture on such conduct, and experience had told him that men who were themselves only half-plucked, might easily be cowed by a savage assumption of superiority.
From The Way We Live Now by Trollope, Anthony
