pin-featherv.
/ˈpɪnˌfɛðə/, U.S. /ˈpɪnˌfɛðər/ U.S. Now rare.
transitive. To pluck the pinfeathers from (a bird).
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > uncover or remove covering from [verb (transitive)] > strip or make bare > strip of feathers or plumes > specific feathers
pin-feather1893
1893 Voice (N.Y.) 30 Nov. 6/2 Mrs. Piper was pin-feathering the noble bird.
1922 Decatur (Illinois) Rev. 30 Nov. 15/5 (advt.) Men and women wanted—Colored or white for pin feathering poultry.
1950 Berkshire Evening Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.) 6 Oct. 26/6 (advt.) Make 75c an hour pin feathering turkeys.
Derivatives
ˈpin-featherer n. rare a person who plucks the pinfeathers from a bird.
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1898 R. W. Davidson Pract. Poultry Culture vi. 71 The bird is handed over to the pin-featherers, who are usually women.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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