plucked

Adjective
US[pluhkt]/plʌkt/1 syllable

Open English WordNet

Adjective (2)

  1. of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a plectrumOpposite bowedSimilar pizzicato
  2. having the feathers removed, as from a pelt or a fowl“a plucked chicken”“a plucked goose”Opposite featheredSimilar unfeathered, featherless
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Plucked adjective

Having courage and spirit. rare

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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