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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· shpupuri'sh· vt 1 to poke [a fire] 2 (of fowl) to scratch and peck at [ ] 3 to tousle, tussle; ruffle