Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An erroneous form of
pin-feather . - noun A large feather; a quill-feather; a pen.
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Examples
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I trow he will hae lost the best pen-feather o 'his wing before to-morrow morning.
The Black Dwarf 1898
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I trow he will hae lost the best pen-feather o 'his wing before to-morrow morning.
The Black Dwarf Walter Scott 1801
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I trow he will hae lost the best pen-feather o’ his wing before tomorrow morning. —
The Black Dwarf 2004
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