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pluck

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  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