Crossword clues for horsefeathers
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
horsefeathers
"nonsense," 1928, said to have been coined by U.S. cartoonist Billy De Beck; perhaps a variant of horseshit "nonsense," though the latter is attested only from 1940s.
Wiktionary
horsefeathers
interj. (context euphemistic English) Indicates disbelief. n. 1 (context euphemistic English) nonsense; indicates disbelief. 2 Long hair on lower legs of a draft horse (e.g., Clydesdale), especially the rear legs. 3 feathering strip.
Usage examples of "horsefeathers".
I stopped at a restaurant called Horsefeathers opposite the green in the center of town.