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defeather

defeather verb: to remove the feathers from (a bird).

Verb

defeather (third-person singular simple present defeathers, present participle defeathering, simple past and past participle defeathered)

  1. (transitive) To remove the feathers from (a bird).
    • to defeather a hen for cooking
    Synonyms:
    pluck

Synonyms of defeather

Forms of defeather

third-person singular presentdefeathers
present participledefeathering
past participledefeathered
pastdefeathered

Origin of defeather

From de- + feather.

Words formed from defeather

Questions about defeather

What does defeather mean?
Defeather means to remove the feathers from (a bird).
What part of speech is defeather?
Defeather is a verb.
What is the past tense of defeather?
The past tense of defeather is defeathered.

Words near defeather in the dictionary

  1. defeatedst
  2. defeater
  3. defeaters
  4. defeatest
  5. defeateth
  6. defeather
  7. defeathered
  8. defeatherer
  9. defeatherers
  10. defeathering
  11. defeathers

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