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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, adjective
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How to use pluck in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for pluck

pluck
/ (plÊŒk) /

verb
noun

Derived forms of pluck

plucker, noun

Word Origin for pluck

Old English pluccian, plyccan; related to German pflücken
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