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pigeons

Variant of pigeon

noun pl. pigeons or pigeon

  1. any of a family (Columbidae, order Columbiformes) of birds with a small head, plump body, long, pointed wings, and short legs
  2. clay pigeon
  3. a girl or young woman
  4. Slang a person easily deceived or gulled; dupe

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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