pigeon : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: pigeon	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for pigeon
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pigeon n wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pigeon \Pi"geon\, v. t. To pluck; to fleece; to swindle by tricks in gambling. [Slang] --Smart. He's pigeoned and undone. --Observer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pigeon \Pi"geon\, n. [F., fr. L. pipio a young pipping or chirping bird, fr. pipire to peep, chirp. Cf. {Peep} to chirp.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any bird of the order Columb[91], of which numerous species occur in nearly all parts of the world. Note: The common domestic pigeon, or dove, was derived from the Old World rock pigeon ({Columba livia}). It has given rise to numerous very remarkable varieties, such as the carrier, fantail, nun, pouter, tumbler, etc. The common wild pigeons of the Eastern United States are the passenger pigeon, and the Carolina dove. See under {Passenger}, and {Dove}. See, also, {Fruit pigeon}, {Ground pigeon}, {Queen pigeon}, {Stock pigeon}, under {Fruit}, {Ground}, etc. 2. An unsuspected victim of sharpers; a gull. [Slang] {Blue pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian passerine bird ({Graucalus melanops}); -- called also {black-faced crow}. {Green pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Old World pigeons belonging to the family {Treronid[91]}. {Imperial pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), any one of the large Asiatic fruit pigeons of the genus {Carpophada}. {Pigeon berry} (Bot.), the purplish black fruit of the pokeweed; also, the plant itself. See {Pokeweed}. {Pigeon English} [perhaps a corruption of business English], an extraordinary and grotesque dialect, employed in the commercial cities of China, as the medium of communication between foreign merchants and the Chinese. Its base is English, with a mixture of Portuguese and Hindoostanee. --Johnson's Cyc.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pigeon, MI (village, FIPS 64060) Location: 43.82950 N, 83.26999 W Population (1990): 1207 (533 housing units) Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 48755 Pigeon, WV Zip code(s): 25164
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Pigeon Pigeons are mentioned as among the offerings which, by divine appointment, Abram presented unto the Lord (Gen. 15:9). They were afterwards enumerated among the sin-offerings (Lev. 1:14; 12:6), and the law provided that those who could not offer a lamb might offer two young pigeons (5:7; comp. Luke 2:24). (See {DOVE}.)