spadonan.
/spəˈdəʊnə/, U.S. /spəˈdoʊnə/, South African English /spəˈdəʊnə/ South African.
An imperfectly developed feather taken from a young ostrich in its first year.
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1881 A. Douglass Ostrich Farming S. Afr. xiv. 91 Light Spadona..white Boos.
1896 R. Wallace Farming Industries Cape Colony xi. 235 Spadonas..are pointed like a sword, hence the name, which comes from the Italian.
1955 G. Archman in Saron & Hotz Jews in S. Afr. vii. 130 The different types of feathers that the ostrich produces—chicks, wings, bodies, tails, spadonas..bloods, and female bodies.
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