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"ref": "2011, Sam Fadala, Traditional Archery, page 147",
"text": "Reverse the arrow on the shelf of the bow so that the cock feather, which normally faces outward, is now up against the riser in full contact.",
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"ref": "2012, Jak. E. Rander, An Eye for an Eye, page 133",
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"ref": "2014, Brian J. Sorrells, Guide to the Longbow, page 109",
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"One of the feathers on an arrow that is placed at right angles to the nock on the bow, usually having a different color than the other feathers so that it is easily identified."
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"ref": "1945, Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy, The Making of Russia, page 41",
"text": "A big, burly country squire, with red shaven cheeks, in a green jacket and a green hat with a cock feather, walks around, looks at everything severely.",
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"ref": "1978, Room of One's Own - Volume 4, page 157",
"text": "She wore a pale, irridescent dress with a cock feather hat and a tiny crystal heart on a chain.",
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"ref": "2016, Timothy Cheek, Jenufa: Translations and Pronunciation, page 28",
"text": "Technically, an engaged man could still wear a kosířek, the white cock feather in his hat meant to impress girls and prove his masculinity, but as soon as he was married he would remove the feather.",
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