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sickle feather
noun
- one of the paired, elongated, sickle-shaped, middle feathers of the tail of the rooster.
sickle feather
noun
- often plural any of the elongated tail feathers of certain birds, esp the domestic cock
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sickle feather1
First recorded in 1680–90
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sickle feather1
C17: so called because of its shape
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