feather-legged
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of feather-legged
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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The feather-legged assassin bug, which also preys on ants in Australia, is triumphant less than 3 percent of the time.
From New York Times • Sep. 19, 2022
"I'm feather-legged Ned, with ther consumptive corf," said Nickie.
From The Missing Link by Dyson, Edward
In the United States both names are used, the feather-legged being called Shanghaes, and the clean-legged Cochins.
From Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. by Piper, Hugh
They appear now in strange and diverse guise, the ponderous and feather-legged Cochin-China, the clean-limbed and wiry game, the crested Houdan, the Minorca with its monstrous comb, and the puny bantam.
From Concerning Animals and Other Matters by Aitken, Edward Hamilton
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