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pigeon drop definition

pigeon drop

a confidence game in which the victim, enticed by a promise to share in the distribution of a large sum of money, hands over personal funds to show good faith

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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