pigeon
pi·geon [pigeon pigeons] BrE [ˈpɪdʒɪn] NAmE [ˈpɪdʒɪn] noun
a fat grey and white bird with short legs. Pigeons are common in cities and also live in woods and fields where people shoot them for sport or food
•the sound of pigeons cooing
compare ↑dove
see also ↑carrier pigeon, clay pigeon, ↑homing pigeon, ↑wood pigeon
more at put/set the cat among the pigeons at ↑cat
Idiom: ↑somebody's pigeon
Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French pijon, denoting a young bird, especially a young dove, from an alteration of late Latin pipio(n-), ‘young cheeping bird’, of imitative origin.
Example Bank:
•A pigeon strutted along the roof, cooing rhythmically.
•clay pigeon shooting
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