pluckers
Those who extract
Pluckers are people or devices that pluck—removing feathers from poultry, hairs from skin, or strings from instruments.
In agricultural and food processing contexts, chicken pluckers are machines that strip feathers after slaughter.
Someone who plucks eyebrows or a guitar might also be called a plucker, though the plural suggests workers or equipment rather than casual practitioners.
Those who harvest by hand
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- orchardFruit tree plantation
- fruitEdible plant ovary
- berriesSmall fleshy fruits
cotton · hops · grapes · tea leaves · coffee cherries · farmworkers · seasonal · bushels
Sweeping across guitar strings
- pizzicatoString-plucking technique
- guitaristsThose who play stringed instruments
- banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument
- ukuleleSmall Hawaiian stringed instrument
mandolin · lute · harpists · bassists · fingerpicking · strings · arpeggios · chords
Pincerlike gripping instrument
- eyebrowsHair above eyes
- waxingCoating for shine
- threadingPassing strand through opening
- shapingGiving something its form
salon · aesthetician · hair removal · depilation · precision · beautician · preening · tidying
Scrappy bravery
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- spunkInformal word for courage
- mettleStrength of character
- nerveSignal-carrying body fiber
gumption · moxie · boldness · tenacity · determination · resilience · fortitude · backbone
Removing plumage from poultry
- processingSystematic operation on data
- chickenDomestic fowl for eating
- fowlBirds for the table
- game birdsFowl legally hunted
plumage · feathers · down · quills · pinfeathers · scalding · preparation · poultry plant
pickers
Those who harvest by hand
berries · cotton · hops · grapes · tea leaves · coffee cherries · farmworkers · seasonal · bushels · baskets
strumming
Sweeping across guitar strings
- pizzicatoString-plucking technique
- guitaristsThose who play stringed instruments
- banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument
ukulele · mandolin · lute · harpists · bassists · fingerpicking · strings · arpeggios · chords · fretboard
tweezers
Pincerlike gripping instrument
shaping · salon · aesthetician · hair removal · depilation · precision · beautician · preening · tidying · maintenance
pluckiness
Scrappy bravery
nerve · gumption · moxie · boldness · tenacity · determination · resilience · fortitude · backbone · resolve
defeathering
Removing plumage from poultry
- processingSystematic operation on data
- chickenDomestic fowl for eating
- fowlBirds for the table
game birds · plumage · feathers · down · quills · pinfeathers · scalding · preparation · poultry plant · duck
- tea industrytea plantation, tea trade, tea garden, tea estate, tea leaves
- livestock equipmentfeeders, headgate, waterers, troughs, pens
pluckersstuffers
Things inserted to fill
inserters · fillers · implanters · placers · basters
- plucked upGathered one's courage