All 3 Uses of
molt
in
The Grapes of Wrath
- Joad could see it ahead of him, its poor branches curving over the way, its load of leaves tattered and scraggly as a molting chicken.†
Chpt 4 *
- Joad had moved into the imperfect shade of the molting leaves before the man heard him coming, stopped his song, and turned his head.†
Chpt 4
- The evening light was on the fields, and the cotton plants threw long shadows on the ground, and the molting willow tree threw a long shadow.†
Chpt 6
Definition:
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(molt as in: to molt) periodic shedding of hair, skin, horn, or feathers