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simple past and past participle of pluck examples
comparative more plucked, superlative most plucked
Having had the feathers, hair, etc. removed by plucking. examples
(of the strings of an instrument) Played by plucking. examples
(UK, slang, dated) Having courage and spirit; plucky. quotations
He could scarcely contain his admiration. "What a plucked un!" he muttered; "what a plucked un! No miss," he added, "you needn't fear. Fear, says I? You never feared nothink in your life. […]
1869, George J. Whyte-Melville, M. Or N., volume 1, page 200