First Known Use: circa 1785
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white feather
noun
Definition of WHITE FEATHER
: a mark or symbol of cowardice —used chiefly in the phrase show the white feather
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Origin of WHITE FEATHER
from the superstition that a white feather in the plumage of a gamecock is a mark of a poor fighter
Rhymes with WHITE FEATHER
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