feathering Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls
    feather.
  2. verb join tongue and groove, in carpentry
    feather.
  3. verb cover or fit with feathers
    feather.
  4. verb turn the paddle; in canoeing
    feather; square.
  5. verb turn the oar, while rowing
    feather; square.
  6. verb grow feathers
    feather; fledge.
    • The young sparrows are fledging already

WordNet

Feath"er*ing noun
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913