FLETCH
Etymology
Noun
fletch (plural fletches)
(archery) The vane toward the back of an arrow, used to stabilise the arrow during flight.
(fisheries) A large boneless fillet of halibut, swordfish or tuna.
Synonyms
• (vane of arrow): feather, flight
Verb
fletch (third-person singular simple present fletches, present participle fletching, simple past and past participle fletched)
(transitive) To feather, as an arrow.
Source: Wiktionary
Fletch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fletched; p. pr. & vb. n. Fletching.]
Etym: [F. flèche arrow.]
Definition: To feather, as an arrow. Bp. Warburton.
[Congress] fletched their complaint, by adding: "America loved his
brother." Bancroft.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition