Emily Dickinson Lexicon

plucking, n. [see pluck, v.] (webplay: eyes, fruit).

1. Harvesting; picking; removal; seizure; process of being separated from the source of physical life.
2. Ability to obtain; capacity to grasp and hold; [fig.] perception.
3. Act of gathering flowers; [fig.] mortal existence; ability to use the physical body.