cock feathern.

Brit.

/ˈkɒk fɛðə/, U.S.

/ˈkɑk ˌfɛðər/

Forms: see cock v.¹ and feather n.

Etymology: < cock v.¹ (although this is first attested slightly later in the relevant sense) + feather n. The first element was subsequently reanalysed as showing cock n.¹, which in turn has given rise to the formation hen feather to denote either of the other two feathers.

Archery.

On a three-fletched arrow: the fletching that should be uppermost when the arrow is shot, usually of a different colour from the other two so as to indicate at sight how to place the arrow on the string.

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cock feather1545

hen feather1917

1545 R. Ascham Toxophilus ii. f. 17 It standeth with good reason to haue the cocke fether black or greye, as it were to gyue a man warning to nocke ryght.

1676 R. Shotterel & T. D'Urfey Archerie Reviv'd 72 Alwayes nock the Cock-feather of your Arrow uppermost, and take heed the String slip not out of the Nock, for then all is in danger of breaking.

1814 T. Waring Treat. Archery 23 That feather fixed on the horn is the Cock feather; the other two are placed at an equal distance from it.

1886 Boy's Own Paper 24 July 684/3 Turn the arrow till you get the cock feather uppermost, and then pass it down to the nocking point on the string.

1952 Jrnl. Amer. Assoc. Health, Physical Educ., & Recreation May 12/2 Check new arrows for glue deposits, especially on the side feather to the left of the cock feather which passes over the top of the bow hand.

2014 B. J. Sorrells Guide to Longbow x. 109 Most longbow shooters I know, myself included, nock the arrow with the cock feather facing away from the bow.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cock feather
释义	cock feathern. Brit. /ˈkɒk fɛðə/, U.S. /ˈkɑk ˌfɛðər/ Forms: see cock v.¹ and feather n. Etymology: < cock v.¹ (although this is first attested slightly later in the relevant sense) + feather n. The first element was subsequently reanalysed as showing cock n.¹, which in turn has given rise to the formation hen feather to denote either of the other two feathers. Archery. On a three-fletched arrow: the fletching that should be uppermost when the arrow is shot, usually of a different colour from the other two so as to indicate at sight how to place the arrow on the string. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > arrow > [noun] > feathered part > feathers > specific feather cock feather1545 hen feather1917 1545 R. Ascham Toxophilus ii. f. 17 It standeth with good reason to haue the cocke fether black or greye, as it were to gyue a man warning to nocke ryght. 1676 R. Shotterel & T. D'Urfey Archerie Reviv'd 72 Alwayes nock the Cock-feather of your Arrow uppermost, and take heed the String slip not out of the Nock, for then all is in danger of breaking. 1814 T. Waring Treat. Archery 23 That feather fixed on the horn is the Cock feather; the other two are placed at an equal distance from it. 1886 Boy's Own Paper 24 July 684/3 Turn the arrow till you get the cock feather uppermost, and then pass it down to the nocking point on the string. 1952 Jrnl. Amer. Assoc. Health, Physical Educ., & Recreation May 12/2 Check new arrows for glue deposits, especially on the side feather to the left of the cock feather which passes over the top of the bow hand. 2014 B. J. Sorrells Guide to Longbow x. 109 Most longbow shooters I know, myself included, nock the arrow with the cock feather facing away from the bow. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1545
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