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Webster 1913 Edition


Plucker

Pluck′er

,
Noun.
1.
One who, or that which, plucks.
Thou setter up and
plucker
down of kings.
Shakespeare
2.
A machine for straightening and cleaning wool.

Webster 1828 Edition


Plucker

PLUCK'ER

,
Noun.
One that plucks.

Definition 2024


plucker

plucker

English

Noun

plucker (plural pluckers)

  1. One who plucks.
    • December 2007, Cambridge News - Festive facts at Christmas
      Irishman Vincent Pilkington is the world's fastest turkey plucker at one minute and 30 seconds. He once plucked 244 turkeys in 24 hours.
    • Shakespeare
      Thou setter up and plucker down of kings.
  2. A machine for straightening and cleaning wool.