sickle feather

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noun

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

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Origin of sickle feather

First recorded in 1680–90

Words nearby sickle feather

sicklebill, sickle cell, sickle-cell anaemia, sickle cell anemia, sickle cell trait, sickle feather, sickle-hocked, sickle medick, sick list, sickly, sickness

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How to use sickle feather in a sentence

And then having done that why did it actually feather, when apparently no crew command was given.
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People touched the yellow feather shroud, singing “Indian Red” as the transfer of the coffin to the vehicle was done.
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The periodic agony that accompanies sickle cell was joined by the torment of persistent eye infections and repeated surgeries.
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The Cessna landed like a feather on Bettles Field, a long, flat airstrip built by the Navy during World War II.
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Feather had recorded as a pianist, and although he would never put Oscar Peterson out of business, he knew his sharps and flats.
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Clean your tube regularly, and your amber mouthpiece with a feather dipped in spirits of lavender.
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Edna was sitting on the tabouret, idly brushing the tips of a feather duster along the carpet when he came in again.
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Around her throat was a white feather boa, while her features were half concealed by the veil she wore.
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Have both a feather bed and a mattress upon the bedstead, that she may place whichever she prefers uppermost.
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He wore a cock feather over his ear, and on his head a diadem set with enormous gems.
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British Dictionary definitions for sickle feather

sickle feather

noun

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

Word Origin for sickle feather

C17: so called because of its shape

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