1.a long slender feather on the neck or lower back of a male bird, especially a domestic fowl
2.a tuft of feathers from the neck of a bird used in making an artificial fly for fishing
3.an artificial fly for fishing made from the neck feathers of a bird
4.a steel comb with long teeth used to comb out flax, hemp, or jute fibers
5.an ornament made of feathers worn in the headdress of some Highland regiments