cock feather

noun

archery the odd-coloured feather set on the shaft of an arrow at right angles to the nockCompare shaft feather

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Examples from the Web for cock feather

Historical Examples

This is an arrow of the same kind; and, besides, it is without a cock-feather.
Captain Kyd (Vol 1 of 2)
Jonathon Holt Ingraham
This is known as the cock-feather, and should always point away from the bow when the arrow is shot.
The Boy Craftsman
A. Neely Hall
Turn the arrow till the cock-feather comes uppermost; then pass it down the bow, and fix it on the nocking point of the string.
How to Fence
Aaron A. Warford
This is called the cock-feather, and it is usually marked or colored in some way to be quickly distinguished.
Boy Scouts Handbook
Boy Scouts of America

cock feather

Examples from the Web for cock feather

Historical Examples

This is an arrow of the same kind; and, besides, it is without a cock-feather.

This is known as the cock-feather, and should always point away from the bow when the arrow is shot.

Turn the arrow till the cock-feather comes uppermost; then pass it down the bow, and fix it on the nocking point of the string.

This is called the cock-feather, and it is usually marked or colored in some way to be quickly distinguished.