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/pin"fedh'euhr/, n. Ornith.1. an undeveloped feather before the web portions have expanded.2. a feather just coming through the skin.[1765-75; PIN + FEATHER]
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pinfeather — noun Date: circa 1775 a feather not fully developed; especially a feather just emerging through the skin … New Collegiate Dictionary
pinfeather — noun A developing feather as it emerges through the skin … Wiktionary
pinfeather — n. soft feather, soft plume … English contemporary dictionary
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