Meaning of cockfeather | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Feather on an arrow.
2. Tailfeather of a cock.

Examples

“Fearing the action of the wind upon such light shafts if unfledged, the archer inserts into the cloven end three or four feathers, the cockfeather being as in Europe perpendicular when the arrow is notched.”

“Put the arrow-nock on the string, at the place marked for it, with the cockfeather out to the left.”

“When you nock the arrow in the bowstring, turn it so the cockfeather is away from the bow to prevent its being damaged when passing the bow.”

“The human hair ornament on this man's shoulders is old, but the cockfeather ornaments on his wrist and ankles appear to be a late innovation.”

“Zehetner carried his head higher, and on his hat he wore a cockfeather.”

“His flat velvet cap, plum-coloured, is plumed with a great cockfeather, more bailiff than butcher.”

“The Hungarian shaman pins a cockfeather in his hair to facilitate his journey to the “other world.””

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