pigeons

Variant of pigeon

pigeon definition

pi·geon (pij′ən)

noun pl. pigeons -·geons or pigeon -·geon

  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

Etymology: ME pejon < MFr pijon < LL pipio (gen. pipionis), chirping bird, squab < L pipire, to chirp, of echoic orig.

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