Definition of Preen. Meaning of Preen. Synonyms of Preen

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Definition of Preen

Preen
Preen Preen, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Preened; p. pr. & vb. n. Preening.] [See Preen, n.; or cf. Prune.] 1. To dress with, or as with, a preen; to trim or dress with the beak, as the feathers; -- said of birds. --Derham. 2. To trim up, as trees. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.

Meaning of Preen from wikipedia

- Preening is a maintenance behaviour found in birds that involves the use of the beak to position feathers, interlock feather barbules that have become...
- Look up preen or preening in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Preen may refer to: Preening, personal grooming of a bird's feathers especially by using...
- The uropygial gland, informally known as the preen gland or the oil gland, is a bilobed sebaceous gland possessed by the majority of birds used to distribute...
- Church Preen is a dis****d hamlet and small civil parish in central Shropshire, England. The county town of Shropshire is Shrewsbury, which is located...
- Hayley Preen (born 28 May 1998) is a South African racing cyclist, former equestrian and triathlete, who most recently rode for UCI Women's Continental...
- posthumous novel. Kitchin was **** and lived with his lover Clive Bertram Preen until Preen's death in 1944. Kitchin’s first publications were poetry and in the...
- Garyn Vernon Preen (born 25 October 1991) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a winger for RTB Ebbw Vale. Preen began his career as a youth player with...
- Preens Eddy is a settlement on the south bank of the River Severn, opposite Coalport. Its history lies at the heart of the industrial revolution. Preens...
- of a duck directly around the preen gland (uropygial gland); they are very buoyant due to preen oil produced by the preen gland. They are used when tying...
- John Preen (born 15 March 1955) is a former Australian rules footballer who pla**** for Geelong in the Victorian Football League (now known as the Australian...