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Feathering   Listen
noun
Feathering  n.  
1.
(Arch.) Same as Foliation.
2.
The act of turning the blade of the oar, as it rises from the water in rowing, from a vertical to a horizontal position. See To feather an oar, under Feather, v. t.
3.
A covering of feathers.
Feathering float (Naut.), the float or paddle of a feathering wheel.
Feathering screw (Naut.), a screw propeller, of which the blades may be turned so as to move edgewise through the water when the vessel is moving under sail alone.
Feathering wheel (Naut.), a paddle wheel whose floats turn automatically so as to dip about perpendicularly into the water and leave in it the same way, avoiding beating on the water in the descent and lifting water in the ascent.





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... noted for their perfect freedom from all restraints in thought, or speech, or deed; except, to be sure, the beneficent and wise influence of the majority, exerted, in case of need, through an institution known as "tarring and feathering," the exact nature of ...
— Collected Essays, Volume V - Science and Christian Tradition: Essays • T. H. Huxley


Words linked to "Feathering" :   rotation, rotary motion, rowing, row


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