saddle feather

saddle feather
noun
a long narrow feather on the back (saddle) of a domestic fowl
Syn: ↑saddle hackle
Hypernyms: ↑hackle

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saddle feather or saddle hackle noun
One of the long, slender feathers drooping from a male fowl's saddle
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