What is to dress with, or as with, a preen; to trim or dress with the beak, as the feathers; -- said of birds. Derham called?
preen — To dress with, or as with, a preen; to trim or dress with the beak, as the feathers; -- said of birds. Derham. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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