deplumate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb strip of feathers
    pull; tear; pluck; deplume; displume.
    • pull a chicken
    • pluck the capon

WordNet

De*plu"mate adjective
Etymology
LL. diplumatus, p. p. of deplumare. See Deplume.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Destitute or deprived of features; deplumed.

Webster 1913