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Definition of pin feather - 3 dictionary results

pin⋅feath⋅er

[pin-feth-er]
–noun Ornithology.
1. an undeveloped feather before the web portions have expanded.
2. a feather just coming through the skin.

Origin:
1765–75; pin + feather
pin·feath·er   (pĭn'fěth'ər)   
n.  A growing feather still enclosed in its horny sheath, especially one just emerging through the skin.

Pinfeather

Pin"feath`er\, n. A feather not fully developed; esp., a rudimentary feather just emerging through the skin.
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