wingpit

Blend of wing +‎ armpit

wingpit (plural wingpits)

1. The location under and at the base of the wing, where the axillary feathers are found (analogous to the armpit of an arm).
   • 2000, Bird Watcher's Digest - Volume 23, page 36:

     The best character for prairie falcon is the overall paler color and the contrasting dark axillaries, the " wingpit."

   • 2011, Melanie Falick, Weekend Knitting: 50 Unique Projects and Ideas:

     With black, pick up and knit 9 sts from shoulder to “wingpit” by picking up in one half of each edge st every other row. Turn body over and pick up 9 sts from wingpit to shoulder on the other side—18 sts.

   • 2014, Alan Bertrand, Glee, page 109:

     He gets such a kick out of his victory, that his foot gets stuck inadvertently in his wingpit. “There it is, written in black and white—printed, no less!” On account of his still-stuck foot, Owl relishes his triumph in a precarious balance on a branch.

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