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pigeon
1[ pij-uhn ]
noun
- any bird of the family Columbidae, having a compact body and short legs, especially the larger species with square or rounded tails. Compare dove 1( def 1 ).
- a domesticated member of this family, as one of the varieties of the rock dove.
- Slang.
- a young, usually attractive, girl.
- a person who is easily fooled or cheated; dupe.
- Poker Slang. a card, acquired in the draw, that greatly improves a hand or makes it a winner.
pigeon
2[ pij-uhn ]
noun
- (not in technical use) pidgin; pidgin English.
pigeon
1/ ˈ±èɪ»åÏôɪ²Ô /
noun
- any of numerous birds of the family Columbidae, having a heavy body, small head, short legs, and long pointed wings: order Columbiformes See rock dove
- slang.a victim or dupe
pigeon
2/ ˈ±èɪ»åÏôɪ²Ô /
noun
- informal.concern or responsibility (often in the phrase it's his, her, etc, pigeon )
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of pigeon1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of pigeon1
Origin of pigeon2
Idioms and Phrases
see clay pigeon ; stool pigeon .Example Sentences
Who had a trial at Man City and who's scared of pigeons?
As thick clouds of smoke rolled across Los Angeles in early January, Allison Shultz opened a freezer and took out a stash of pristine white pigeon feathers.
Couples with "baskets of bottled beer and blankets", children wildly misidentifying pigeons and press photographers resignedly legging it around the grass in an attempt to get their shot all added to the chaos.
Gulls are known to eat other birds, including pigeons.
Its creator, Jonathan Badeen, was partly inspired by studying the 1940s experiments of psychologist BF Skinner, who conditioned hungry pigeons to believe that food delivered randomly into a tray was prompted by their movements.
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