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sickle feather

American

noun

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

sickle feather British

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of sickle feather

First recorded in 1680–90

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