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defeathered

defeathered is the simple past and past participle of defeather.

Meaning of defeather

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

Questions about defeathered

What is defeathered the simple past and past participle of?
Defeathered is the simple past and past participle of defeather.

Words near defeathered in the dictionary

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

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