pluck (2)

[Etym. doubtful; cf. Gael. & Ir. ploc, pluca block, a lump.] A fish, the same as NOBLE, 8. (q. v.) plucked, a . [Eng. pluck (1), s.; -ed.] Having pluck, courage, or endurance. (Used in composition as well- plucked , bad - plucked , .) "You are a good- plucked fellow."-Thackeray: New comes, ch. lix. plück-er, s . [Eng. pluck , v.; -er.] 1. Ord. Lang.: One who or that which plucks or pulls. (R. Browning : Sordello , bk. i.) 2. Worsted Manuf.: A machine for straightening or cleaning long wool to render it fit for combing. pluck-1-ly, adv . [English plucky ; -ly .] In a plucky or courageous manner; with pluck or spirit. "The two constables who behaved so pluckily ."-London Echo.