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horsefeather

horsefeather noun: one of the long hairs on lower legs of a draft horse, see horsefeathers.

Noun

horsefeather (plural horsefeathers)

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

Forms of horsefeather

pluralhorsefeathers

Questions about horsefeather

What does horsefeather mean?
Horsefeather means one of the long hairs on lower legs of a draft horse, see horsefeathers.
What part of speech is horsefeather?
Horsefeather is a noun.
What is the plural of horsefeather?
The plural of horsefeather is horsefeathers.

Words near horsefeather in the dictionary

  1. horsefaces
  2. horsefair
  3. horsefairs
  4. horsefame
  5. horsefamous
  6. horsefeather
  7. horsefeathers
  8. horsefeet
  9. Horsefield
  10. Horsefields
  11. horsefish

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