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PIGEON

\pˈɪd͡ʒən], \pˈɪd‍ʒən], \p_ˈɪ_dʒ_ə_n]\

Definitions of PIGEON

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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Any bird of the order Columbae, of which numerous species occur in nearly all parts of the world.
An unsuspected victim of sharpers; a gull.
To pluck; to fleece; to swindle by tricks in gambling.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Any bird of the order Columbae, of which numerous species occur in nearly all parts of the world.
An unsuspected victim of sharpers; a gull.
To pluck; to fleece; to swindle by tricks in gambling.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

A well-known bird with a stout body, short legs, and long wings; a dove.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

That which pipes or chirps: a well-known bird, the dove.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

A dove or some similar bird.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

n. [Latin] A gallinaceous bird, of several species, as the stock-dove, the ring-dove, the turtle-dove, and the migratory or wild pigeon of America; a silly fellow who may be plucked, fleeced, or tricked out of his money by professed gamblers.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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