Meaning of horsefeather | Babel Free

Definitions

1. One of the long hairs on lower legs of a draft horse, see horsefeathers.
   plural
2. A cocktail made of rye or blended whiskey, ginger ale, lemon juice and bitters.

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Examples

“I took the feather from him and ran my hand down the soft, wet⟳ bristles. "You telling me this is a horsefeather" I asked.”

“"Oh, great holy goose grease!" the reported gasped in a hushed whisper⟳. "Strike⟳ me blind with a horsefeather and let⟳ the cuckoo bird eat⟳ out my brain!”

“The prince at once set⟳ to bargaining with the Agrarians, and offered them pieces of gold but they would part with the Part That Is Also a Plow on one and only one condition: that the Prince give⟳ them a horsefeather in trade⟳ so that the might fine-tune their crop of Stringed Beans. "Goos quills simply do not suffice! their leader said.”

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