unfeather

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verb

To strip of feathers.

“unfeather the propeller”

Scrabble 15

Meanings

verbunfeather (third-person singular simple present unfeathers, present participle unfeathering, simple past and past participle unfeathered)

present singular third person unfeathers · participle present unfeathering · participle past unfeathered · past unfeathered

  1. To strip of feathers.
  2. aeronauticsTo disengage the controls that rotate the blades of a propeller perpendicular to the axis of the propeller.

    unfeather the propeller

Origin

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APA

unfeather. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfeather

MLA

“unfeather.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfeather. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unfeather,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfeather.

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