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n.
A trifoliate plant used as a national emblem by the Irish. The legend is that St. Patrick once plucked a leaf of it for use in illustrating the doctrine of the trinity.
n.
The act of plucking, or the state of being plucked, at college. See Pluck, v. t., 4.
a.
Having the power of vellicating, plucking, or twitching; causing vellication.
a.
Without pluck; timid; faint-hearted.
p. pr. & vb. n.
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n.
One who, or that which, plucks.
v. t.
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.
v. t.
To strip of, or as of, feathers; as, to pluck a fowl.
v. i.
To make a motion of pulling or twitching; -- usually with at; as, to pluck at one's gown.
v. t.
To pull; to pluck.
adv.
In a plucky manner.
imp. & p. p.
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v. t.
To pull with a sudden jerk; to pluck with a short, quick motion; to snatch; as, to twitch one by the sleeve; to twitch a thing out of another's hand; to twitch off clusters of grapes.
n.
The act of plucking; a pull; a twitch.
n.
Courage; pluck; grit.
v. t.
To pull or pluck up.
n.
The quality or state of being plucky.
superl.
Having pluck or courage; characterized by pluck; displaying pluck; courageous; spirited; as, a plucky race.
n. pl.
Small pinchers used to pluck out hairs, and for other purposes.
n.
An inflammable temper; spirit; mettle; pluck; as, a man of spunk.
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