cock feather

British  

noun

1. archery the odd-coloured feather set on the shaft of an arrow at right angles to the nock Compare shaft feather

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Example Sentences

It was a black arrow with yellow bands round it, like a wasp, and its cock feather was yellow.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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

From Camping For Boys by Gibson, Henry William

Push the arrow forward, at the same time rotating it until the cock feather, or that perpendicular to the nock, is away from the bow.

From Hunting with the Bow and Arrow by Pope, Saxton

Having put a drop of glue on the ribbon immediately above the nock and behind the cock feather, I affix a little white glass bead.

From Hunting with the Bow and Arrow by Pope, Saxton

What is the effect of placing the cock feather next the bow?

From Hunting with the Bow and Arrow by Pope, Saxton