cock feather
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
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
He wore a cock feather over his ear, and on his head a diadem set with enormous gems.
From Honey-Bee 1911 by Lane, Mrs. John
The first of these is for the cock feather and should be on a line perpendicular to the nock.
From Hunting with the Bow and Arrow by Pope, Saxton
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