plucked

Etymology

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of pluck

adj

  1. Having had the feathers, hair, etc. removed by plucking.
  2. (of the strings of an instrument) Played by plucking.
  3. (UK, slang, dated) Having courage and spirit; plucky.
    He could scarcely contain his admiration. "What a plucked un!" he muttered; "what a plucked un! No miss," he added, "you needn't fear. Fear, says I? You never feared nothink in your life. […] 1869, George J. Whyte-Melville, M. Or N., volume 1, page 200

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