"in high feather" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in high feather, {{en-PP}} in high feather
  1. In high spirits; cheerful.
    Sense id: en-in_high_feather-en-prep_phrase-c6E0XA2k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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