Deplumate (Verb)
Meaning
Strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The chef prepared the capon by expertly deplumating it to prevent any stray feathers from getting into the cooking process.
- To prepare the chicken for dinner the farmer would deplumate it in the backyard with the help of her kids.
- As the chef carefully deplumated the turkey the sounds of the kitchen seemed to temporarily stop while everyone watched.
- As with ducks they got him to deplumate the goose just before using the tenderized skin to create a beautiful succulent roast.
- Unlike her sister Sara began to deplumate the chicken manually, one feather at a time after washing her hands.