PLUCK (3)

Pluck, n. 1. 1. The act of plucking; a pull; a twitch.
2. 2. [[Prob. so called as being plucked out after the animal is killed; or cf. Gael. & Ir. pluc a lump, a knot, a bunch.]] The heart, liver, and lights of an animal.
3. 3. Spirit; courage; indomitable resolution; fortitude.
Decay of English spirit, decay of manly pluck. Thackeray. 4. 4. The act of plucking, or the state of being plucked, at college. See Pluck, v. t., 4.
5. 5. (Zoöl.) The lyrie.