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byock.

A male ostrich's black and white wing feather.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A male ostrich's black and white wing feather.

Where this word comes from

Unknown; the Italian bajocco (“brown”) entered English in the 16th century as byock or baiock (“a small Italian copper coin”), but any relationship with this word seems unlikely.

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