verb
- removing feathers or plumes from a bird
Usage: present participle of deplume
Examples
- The hunter began depluming the duck after the successful hunt.
- Depluming chickens is a standard step in poultry processing.
- The bird looked pitiful after depluming removed most of its tail feathers.
- Traditional depluming methods required careful hand-plucking.
- Modern facilities use machines for depluming large numbers of birds.
- She watched the cook depluming the pheasant for dinner.