Main Entry:

¹pi·geon

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