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swine's feather

swine's feather noun: a musket rest with a spike on it, usable as a spear-like weapon.

Noun

swine's feather

  1. (historical) A musket rest with a spike on it, usable as a spear-like weapon.

Origin of swine's feather

Calque of German Schweinsfeder

Questions about swine's feather

What does swine's feather mean?
Swine's feather means a musket rest with a spike on it, usable as a spear-like weapon.
What part of speech is swine's feather?
Swine's feather is a noun.

Words near swine's feather in the dictionary

  1. swine flesh
  2. swine flu
  3. swine influenza
  4. swine's bread
  5. swine's breads
  6. swine's feather
  7. swine's snout
  8. swine-bread
  9. swine-breads
  10. swine-flesh
  11. swine-hound

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