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Origin of pluck
before 1000; Middle English plukken (v.), Old English pluccian, cognate with Middle Low German plucken; akin to Dutch plukken,German pflücken
OTHER WORDS FROM pluck
plucker, nounhalf-plucked, adjectiveun·plucked, adjectivewell-plucked, adjectiveWords nearby pluck
ploy, PLP, PLR, PLSS, plu., pluck, pluck up, pluck up one's courage, plucky, plug, plug and feathers
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British Dictionary definitions for pluck
pluck
/ (plÊŒk) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of pluck
plucker, nounWord Origin for pluck
Old English pluccian, plyccan; related to German pflücken
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