saddle_hackle has definitions from the field of zoology
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[ noun ] (zoology) a long narrow feather on the back (saddle) of a domestic fowl

Synonyms

saddle_feather

Used in print

(E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)

The doctor , with the air of a man whose professional interests have found scope , drew Alex 's attention to those excellences which might otherwise have escaped him : the fine color in comb and wattles , the length and quality of neck and saddle_hackles , the firm , wide spread of the toes , and a rare justness in the formation of the ear lappets .

Related terms

hackle

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