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feather

Dictionary definition · feather

noun

  1. branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds
  2. turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls

verb

  1. join tongue and groove, in carpentry
  2. cover or fit with feathers
  3. turn the paddle; in canoeing
  4. turn the oar, while rowing
  5. grow feathers"The young sparrows are fledging already"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).