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- [pin-feth-er]
- /ˈpɪnˌfɛð ər/
- /pˈɪnfeðə/
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- [pin-feth-er]
- /ˈpɪnˌfɛð ər/
Definitions of pinfeather word
- noun pinfeather an undeveloped feather before the web portions have expanded. 1
- noun pinfeather a feather just coming through the skin. 1
- noun pinfeather a feather emerging from the skin and still enclosed in its horny sheath 0
- noun pinfeather an undeveloped feather that is just emerging through the skin, usually still encased in a horny sheath 0
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Origin of pinfeather
First appearance:
before 1765 One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1765-75; pin + feather
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Parts of speech for Pinfeather
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pinfeather popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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