hairwing

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noun

A kind of fishing fly with wings made from hair.

Scrabble 15
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Meanings

nounhairwing (plural hairwings)

plural hairwings

  1. fishingA kind of fishing fly with wings made from hair.

Origin

hair + wing

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Cite this entry
APA

hairwing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hairwing

MLA

“hairwing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hairwing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hairwing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hairwing.

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