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fledged

Variant of fledge

intransitive verb fledged, fledging

to grow the feathers necessary for flying

transitive verb

  1. to rear (a young bird) until it is able to fly
  2. to supply or adorn with or as if with feathers or down; specif., to fit (an arrow, etc.) with feathers

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