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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.
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/ ˈɪɪ /
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
slanga victim or dupe
pigeon
2/ ˈɪɪ /
noun
informalconcern or responsibility (often in the phrase it's his, her, etc, pigeon )
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pigeon1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pigeon1
Origin of pigeon2
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
Outside the market, feeding pigeons with her children, Diana said she'd been planning to vote for Simion until she saw a video from Paris just before the elections.
The poor state of the hospital was also raised as repair and cleanliness was below expected standards, with several cases of pigeons being found in trauma theatres or on the theatre corridor.
Exposure to constant bright light causes pigeons to lose their regular locomotor and feeding patterns, and goldfish that are normally active in daytime likewise lose their own consistent patterns of activity and rest.
When Salah set the cat among the pigeons about his future in November by saying he was 'more out than in', he wasn't being disingenuous.
This year it dropped from third to fourth place behind the tree sparrow, the blue tit and the wood pigeon.
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