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pigeon

Entries 1 to 10 of 14.

Main Entry:
1pi·geon 
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Pronunciation:
\ˈpi-jən\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from Anglo-French pygoun, pijun, from Late Latin pipion-, pipio young bird, from Latin pipire to chirp
Date:
14th century
1: any of a widely distributed family (Columbidae, order Columbiformes) of birds with a stout body, rather short legs, and smooth and compact plumage ; especially : a member of any of numerous varieties of the rock dove that exist in domestication and in the feral state in cities and towns throughout most of the world2: a young woman3: an easy mark : dupe4: clay pigeon


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