swine's feather

noun

A musket rest with a spike on it, usable as a spear-like weapon.

OriginGerman Schweinsfeder →
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Meanings

noun
  1. historicalgovernmentA musket rest with a spike on it, usable as a spear-like weapon.

Origin

  1. GermanSchweinsfeder
  2. Englishswine's feather

Calque of German Schweinsfeder

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APA

swine's feather. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swine's%20feather

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swine's feather,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swine's%20feather.

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