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单词 blue pigeon
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Definition of blue pigeon in English:

blue pigeon

noun ˌbluː ˈpɪdʒ(ɪ)n
  • 1Any of various chiefly tropical pigeons having bluish plumage; (now) especially pigeons of the genus Alectroenas, found on islands in the western Indian Ocean.

  • 2Nautical slang. The lead attached to the sounding line; the plummet. Now chiefly historical.

Phrases

  • to fly the blue pigeon

    • : (a) cant to steal lead (now historical); (b) Naut. slang to cast the sounding lead.

Origin

Late 17th century (in an earlier sense). From blue + pigeon.

Definition of blue pigeon in US English:

blue pigeon

nounˌbluː ˈpɪdʒ(ɪ)n
  • 1Any of various chiefly tropical pigeons having bluish plumage; (now) especially pigeons of the genus Alectroenas, found on islands in the western Indian Ocean.

  • 2Nautical slang. The lead attached to the sounding line; the plummet. Now chiefly historical.

Phrases

  • to fly the blue pigeon

    • : (a) cant to steal lead (now historical); (b) Naut. slang to cast the sounding lead.

Origin

Late 17th century (in an earlier sense). From blue + pigeon.

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