pluck
Cross references:
1. fortitude
1. pluck \'pl*k\ vb [ME plucken, fr. OE pluccian; akin to MHG pflu:cken to
pluck] 1: to pull or pick off or out 2a: to remove something (as hairs)
from, by, or as if by plucking 2b: ROB, FLEECE 3: to move or separate
forcibly 4: to pick, pull, or grasp at; also : to play (an instrument) in
t his manner : to make a sharp pull or twitch : TUG - pluck.er n
2. pluck n 1: an act or instance of plucking or pulling 2: the heart,
liver, lungs and windpipe of a slaughtered animal esp. as an item of food
3: SPIRIT, COURAGE, RESOLUTION