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sh|pupl|o'·n vt 1 to pluck (the feathers of) [fowl] 2 [Fig] to rob [ ] blind, clean [ ] out, leave [ ] bare sh|pupl|u'a|r adj (i) having lost its feathers: plucked, molted shpupur|i's| stem for 1st sg pres, pl pres, 2nd & 3rd sg subj, pind < shpupuri't·