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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cock feather

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

Placing the cock feather next the bow diverts the arrow to the left and causes it to drop lower on the target.

From Hunting with the Bow and Arrow by Saxton Pope

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 Henry William Gibson

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 Saxton Pope

So they lay still, and in a minute more up came a smart stranger dressed in scarlet and silk and wearing a jaunty hat with a curling cock feather in it.

From Robin Hood by J. Walker (Joseph Walker) McSpadden