Flies if he has feathers
And swims if he has a sea
Smokes if he has iron
Then, abstract if he has a power
Who is he?
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Sign up to join this communityFlies if he has feathers
And swims if he has a sea
Smokes if he has iron
Then, abstract if he has a power
Who is he?
Of course, he's a
Horse
Flies if he has feathers
Horse feathers? That's just nonsense...
From @osdavison, our friend the Pegasus seems likely
And swims if he has a sea
Seahorse
Smokes if he has iron
Iron horse is a literary term for "steam locomotive"
Then, abstract if he has a power
Horsepower is a unit of measure, not a tangible thing
Also
Horses are FAST (first letter of each line)
Plus, from the title
Somebody acting superior might be told to get off their "high horse"