defeather

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verb

To remove the feathers from (a bird).

“to defeather a hen for cooking”

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Meanings

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

present singular third person defeathers · participle present defeathering · participle past defeathered · past defeathered

  1. transitiveTo remove the feathers from (a bird).

    to defeather a hen for cooking

    Synonyms: pluck

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo remove the feathers from (a bird).

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defeather. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defeather

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “defeather,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defeather.

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