horsefeathers

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#1·7h ago

Long hair on lower legs of a draft horse (e.g., Clydesdale), especially the rear legs.

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#2·7h ago

Feathering strips.

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#3·7h ago

(euphemistic, US) Nonsense; indicates disbelief.

Dismissing the rumors as "horsefeathers", he advised everybody to disregard them.

Origin: The "nonsense" sense, a euphemism for horseshit, is , a nonexistent item as only birds have feathers. Compare hen’s teeth. The "horse hair" sense notes the similarity of that hair to bird feathers. Regarding the roofing sense, compare feathering strip and horsefeathers. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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