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horsefeather en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (plural) One of the long hairs on lower legs of a draft horse, see horsefeathers.
    • "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! 2010, Joel Townsley Rogers, Killing Time and Other Stories, page 256:
    • I took the feather from him and ran my hand down the soft, wet bristles. "You telling me this is a horsefeather" I asked. 2000, Dandi Daley Mackall, Horsefeathers!, page 82:
    • 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. c. 2015-2016, Wilyem Clark, Umber Apostle, page 45:
  2. A cocktail made of rye or blended whiskey, ginger ale, lemon juice and bitters.

Forms

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horsefeathers Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (1)

fi vuohiskarva (hair)