cut a feather

verb

To make the water foam in moving; in allusion to the ripple which a ship throws off from her bows.

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Meanings

verbcut a feather (third-person singular simple present cuts a feather, present participle cutting a feather, simple past and past participle cut a feather)

present singular third person cuts a feather · participle present cutting a feather

  1. nauticalTo make the water foam in moving; in allusion to the ripple which a ship throws off from her bows.
  2. colloquialTo make oneself conspicuous.
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