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ən noun
1.
any bird of the family Columbidae, having a compact body and short legs, especially the larger species with square or rounded tails. Compare dove1 ( def 1 ).
2.
a domesticated member of this family, as one of the varieties of the rock dove.
3.
Slang.
a.
a young, usually attractive, girl.
b.
a person who is easily fooled or cheated; dupe.
4.
Poker Slang. a card, acquired in the draw, that greatly improves a hand or makes it a winner.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English pejon young dove < Middle French pijon < Late Latin pīpiōn- (stem of pīpiō) squab, akin to pīpīre, pīpāre to chirp
1350–1400; Middle English pejon young dove < Middle French pijon < Late Latin pīpiōn- (stem of pīpiō) squab, akin to pīpīre, pīpāre to chirp
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pigeon1 (ˈpɪdʒɪn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | See rock dove any of numerous birds of the family Columbidae, having a heavy body, small head, short legs, and long pointed wings: order Columbiformes |
| 2. | slang a victim or dupe |
| [C14: from Old French pijon young dove, from Late Latin pīpiō young bird, from pīpīre to chirp] | |
| pigeon2 (ˈpɪdʒɪn) | |
| —n | |
| informal (Brit) concern or responsibility (often in the phrase it's his, her, etc, pigeon) | |
| [C19: altered from | |
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Word Origin & History
pigeon
1211, from O.Fr. pijon "young dove," probably from V.L. *pibionem, dissimilation from L.L. pipionem "squab, young chirping bird" (3c.), acc. of L. pipio "chirping bird," from pipire "to peep, chirp," of imitative origin. Modern spelling is from later Fr. pigeon. Replaced culver (O.E. culufre, from V.L.
*columbra, from L. columbula) and native dove. Pigeonhole (1577) was originally a small recess for pigeons to nest in. The verb sense of "label mentally" is from 1870. Pigeon-toed first recorded 1801 (of horses).
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Slang Dictionary
pigeon definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Bible Dictionary
Pigeon definition
Pigeons are mentioned as among the offerings which, by divine appointment, Abram presented unto the Lord (Gen. 15:9). They were afterwards enumerated among the sin-offerings (Lev. 1:14; 12:6), and the law provided that those who could not offer a lamb might offer two young pigeons (5:7; comp. Luke 2:24). (See DOVE.)
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Example sentences
The chicken on the table, the pigeon on the street, the parrot in the zoo: all of them are living descendants of dinosaurs.
Stereotyping is a way to sort people into pigeon holes.
Let there be food in the pigeon house and the pigeons will come to it.
Another stool pigeon leans over a wrought-iron balcony.
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