"defeather" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: defeathers [present, singular, third-person], defeathering [participle, present], defeathered [participle, past], defeathered [past]
Etymology: From de- + feather. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|feather}} de- + feather Head templates: {{en-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). Tags: transitive Synonyms: pluck#Verb Derived forms: defeatherer Related terms: feathered, featherless, unfeathered, debeak

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To remove the feathers from (a bird)."
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