I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: pin (I) + feather
: a feather not fully developed ; especially : a young feather just emerging through the skin and still enclosed for most of its length in a cylindrical horny sheath which is afterwards cast off
• pinfeathered ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective
• pinfeathery ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷ adjective
II. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ transitive verb
: to pluck the pinfeathers from
• pinfeatherer ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun