"plucking post" meaning in All languages combined

See plucking post on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: plucking posts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} plucking post (plural plucking posts)
  1. A raised structure such as a tree stump which is used regularly by a bird of prey to dismember its prey, removing feathers and various other inedible parts before consuming it.
    Sense id: en-plucking_post-en-noun-RvVyAe5e Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Ornithology

Inflected forms

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          "raised",
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        ],
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          "structure",
          "structure"
        ],
        [
          "tree",
          "tree"
        ],
        [
          "stump",
          "stump"
        ],
        [
          "bird of prey",
          "bird of prey"
        ],
        [
          "dismember",
          "dismember"
        ],
        [
          "prey",
          "prey"
        ],
        [
          "feathers",
          "feathers"
        ],
        [
          "inedible",
          "inedible"
        ],
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          "parts",
          "parts"
        ],
        [
          "consuming",
          "consuming"
        ]
      ]
    }
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          "dismember"
        ],
        [
          "prey",
          "prey"
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          "feathers",
          "feathers"
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