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–noun
1.
a pigeon used as a decoy.
2.
Also called
stool⋅ie
/
ˈstu
li
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stoo
-lee
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stooly.
Slang
.
a person employed or acting as a decoy or informer, esp. for the police.
Origin:
1820–30,
Americanism
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stool·ie
(stōō'lē)
n.
Slang
A stool pigeon.
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Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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stoolie
stool pigeon
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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[stoo-lee] 
, stooly. Slang. a person employed or acting as a decoy or informer, esp. for the police.
(stōō'lē)