- Featherbone
- Featherbone Feath"er*bone`, n. A substitute for whalebone, made from the quills of geese and turkeys. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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featherbone — /fedh euhr bohn /, n. a substitute for whalebone, made from the quills of domestic fowls. [1885 90, Amer.; FEATHER + BONE] * * * … Universalium
featherbone — /ˈfɛðəboʊn/ (say fedhuhbohn) noun a substitute for whalebone, made from the quills of domestic fowls …
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