Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having leathery wings, as a bat.
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Examples
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“Stop showing off, you leather-winged nitwit,” Milo commanded.
Master of Mirrors Amanda Marrone 2011
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“Stop showing off, you leather-winged nitwit,” Milo commanded.
Master of Mirrors Amanda Marrone 2011
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The sea was a vast blanket, and that very vastness was comforting, no threat to the great, leather-winged flier.
Father Swarat Matt Dennison 2010
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But I expect that wild, leather-winged, flaming monkeys from hell, will fly out of my ass before this happens.
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Against this cloud of leather-winged horrors, there are few organized forces of opposition.
Boing Boing: December 1, 2002 - December 7, 2002 Archives 2002
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But if she was to be believed, any attempt to strike her with anything more edifying than words would result in the intervention of that slimy, leather-winged pet of hers.
Flinx's Folly Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2003
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The sea was a vast blanket, and that very vastness was comforting, no threat to the great, leather-winged flier.
The Dragons of Chaos Weis, Margaret 1997
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The elders had a story of a time just before Caswallon was born, when a leather-winged flying creature had appeared in the mountains, killing sheep and even calves.
The Hawk Eternal Gemmell, David 1995
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Keiko turned to pick up the net-and shrieked A leather-winged shape zipped past, skimmed the top of the tank, then flapped off with Kit's lunch.
Time Scout Asprin, Robert 1995
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By midmorning, the sky above Abri was dark with the wings of dragons and griffins, gigantic bats, and leather-winged birds of prey that swooped down on the Patryns from above.
Into the Labyrinth Hickman, Tracy 1993
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