feather-bonen.
/ˈfɛðəbəʊn/, U.S. /ˈfɛðərˌboʊn/ (See quot. 1887.)
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1887 Chicago Advance 17 Feb. 112 Feather-bone..prepared from the quills of geese and turkeys, is largely taking the place of whalebone in the manufacture of whips [etc.].
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1887- to lens out
- to let
- to let a bird fly
- to let a etc slip through one's fingers
- to let a fart
- to let a person down gently, softly or eas y
- to let a person down gently, softly or easily
- to let a person go
- to let a person have it
- to let a person have it hot
- to let a person into the secret
- to let a person know
- to let a person know one's mind
- to let a person off
- to let a person off lightly
- to let a person see
- to let a person see something
- to let a person slip through one's fingers
- to let a person stand
- to let a person worth
- to let a person yworth
- to let a scape
- to let a thing bide
- to let a thing slip through one's fingers
- to let a thing worth