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sickle feather

American  

noun

  1. one of the paired, elongated, sickle-shaped, middle feathers of the tail of the rooster.

sickle feather British  

noun

  1. (often plural) any of the elongated tail feathers of certain birds, esp the domestic cock

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of sickle feather

First recorded in 1680–90

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