† bowdledadj.
Obsolete.
Having the feathers ruffled; swelled out.
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ragged?a1513
frizzled1567
bowdled1587
haggard1615
silky1781
1587 W. Harrison Descr. Eng. (1877) ii. vii. 169 Much heare left on the cheekes will make the owner looke big like a bowdled hen.
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