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Pigeon
·noun An unsuspected victim of sharpers; a gull.
II. Pigeon ·noun Any bird of the order Columbae, o...
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Pigeon
Pigeons are mentioned as among the offerings which, by divine appointment, Abram presented unto the ...
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pigeon
A weak silly fellow easily imposed on. To pigeon; to cheat. To milk the pigeon; to attempt impossibi...
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pigeon
n.
The Australian species are – – Bronze-wing Pigeon (q.v.) – – Phaps chalcoptera, Lath.
♣ Brush B...
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Hearted
·adj Shaped like a heart; cordate.
II. Hearted ·adj Seated or laid up in the heart.
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Pigeon-breasted
·adj Having a breast like a pigeon, — the sternum being so prominent as to constitute a deformity; c...
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Pigeon-livered
·adj Pigeon-hearted.
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Sea pigeon
·- The common guillemot.
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fruit-pigeon
n.
The name is given to numerous pigeons of the genera Ptilinopus and Carpophaga.In Australia it is...
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harlequin pigeon
n.
formerly referred tothe genus Peristera, but now to the genus Phaps.It is commonly called in the...
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partridge-pigeon
n. an Australian pigeon.
1847. L. Leichhardt, `Overland Expedition,' p. 8:
«The partridge-pigeon (...
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blue pigeon
A nickname for the sounding lead.
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cape-pigeon
, or cape-petrel
A sea-bird which follows a ship in her passage round the cape; the Procellaria ca...
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Black-hearted
·adj Having a wicked, malignant disposition; morally bad.
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Broken-hearted
·adj Having the spirits depressed or crushed by grief or despair.
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Chicken-hearted
·adj Timid; fearful; cowardly.
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Cold-hearted
·adj Wanting passion or feeling; indifferent.
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Dead-hearted
·adj Having a dull, faint heart; spiritless; listless.
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Dog-hearted
·adj Inhuman; cruel.
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Earthen-hearted
·adj Hard-hearted; sordid; gross.
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False-hearted
·adj Hollow or unsound at the core; treacherous; deceitful; perfidious.
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Flint-hearted
·adj Hard-hearted.
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Free-hearted
·adj Open; frank; unreserved; liberal; generous; as, free-hearted mirth.
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Full-hearted
·adj Full of courage or confidence.
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Gentle-hearted
·adj Having a kind or gentle disposition.
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Great-hearted
·adj High-spirited; fearless.
II. Great-hearted ·adj Generous; magnanimous; noble.
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Half-hearted
·adj Lacking zeal or courage; lukewarm.
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Hard-hearted
·adj Unsympathetic; inexorable; cruel; pitiless.
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Hare-hearted
·adj Timorous; timid; easily frightened.
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Hen-hearted
·adj Cowardly; timid; chicken-hearted.
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High-hearted
·adj Full of courage or nobleness; high-souled.
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Hollow-hearted
·adj Insincere; deceitful; not sound and true; having a cavity or decayed spot within.
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Iron-hearted
·adj Hard-hearted; unfeeling; cruel; as, an iron-hearted master.
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Kind-hearted
·adj Having kindness of nature; sympathetic; characterized by a humane disposition; as, a kind-heart...
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Large-hearted
·adj Having a large or generous heart or disposition; noble; liberal.
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Light-hearted
·adj Free from grief or anxiety; gay; cheerful; merry.
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Lion-hearted
·adj Very brave; brave and magnanimous.
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Open-hearted
·adj Candid; frank; generous.
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Plain-hearted
·adj Frank; sincere; artless.
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Public-hearted
·adj Public-spirited.
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Right-hearted
·adj Having a right heart or disposition.
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Shallow-hearted
·adj Incapable of deep feeling.
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Simple-hearted
·adj Sincere; inguenuous; guileless.
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Single-hearted
·adj Having an honest heart; free from duplicity.
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Soft-hearted
·adj Having softness or tenderness of heart; susceptible of pity or other kindly affection; gentle; ...
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Stiff-hearted
·adj Obstinate; stubborn; contumacious.
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Stone-hearted
·adj Hard-hearted; cruel; pitiless; unfeeling.
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Stout-hearted
·adj Having a brave heart; courageous.
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Tender-hearted
·adj Having great sensibility; susceptible of impressions or influence; affectionate; pitying; sensi...
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True-hearted
·adj Of a faithful heart; honest; sincere; not faithless or deceitful; as, a truhearted friend.
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Warm-hearted
·adj Having strong affection; cordial; sincere; hearty; sympathetic.
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Weak-hearted
·adj Having little courage; of feeble spirit; dispirited; faint-hearted.
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Wise-hearted
·adj Wise; knowing; skillful; sapient; erudite; prudent.
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chicken-hearted
Fearful, cowardly.
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hen-hearted
Cowardly.
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Three Pigeon Alley
South out of London Wall. In Broad Street Ward (O. and M. 1677-Strype, 1755)
Site seems occupied by...
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Three Pigeon Court
South out of Jewin Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799).
Site now occup...
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to milk the pigeon
To endeavour at impossibilities.
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pigeon-berry tree
n.
i.q. Native Mulberry. See mulberry.
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top-knot pigeon
n.
an Australian bird, Lopholaimus antarcticus, Shaw.
1891. Francis Adams, `John Webb's End,' p. 3...
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torres straits pigeon
n. See quotation.
1893. Saville Kent, `Great Barrier Reef,' p. 123:
«Making a bag of the famous To...
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Three Pigeon Alley, Barbican
See Three Pigeon Court.
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