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blue pigeon

blue pigeon noun: any member of the genus Alectroenas of the pigeon family.

Noun

blue pigeon (plural blue pigeons)

  1. Any member of the genus Alectroenas of the pigeon family.
  2. (slang) The lead used for sounding.
    • "Now I'll learn you something Long Jack can't," shouted Tom Platt, as from a locker by the stern he produced a battered deep-sea lead hollowed at one end, smeared the hollow from a saucer full of mutton tallow, and went forward. "I'll learn you how to fly the Blue Pigeon. Shooo!"
      […] The lead sung...1897, Rudyard Kipling, Captains Courageous

blue pigeon meaning in Tamil

blue pigeon in Tamil

கடலாடி அளவைக்கயிறு

Forms of blue pigeon

pluralblue pigeons

Words formed from blue pigeon

  • Comoros blue pigeon
  • Madagascar blue pigeon
  • Mauritius blue pigeon
  • Réunion blue pigeon
  • Rodrigues blue pigeon
  • Seychelles blue pigeon

Questions about blue pigeon

What does blue pigeon mean?
Blue pigeon means any member of the genus Alectroenas of the pigeon family.
What is blue pigeon in Tamil?
Blue pigeon in Tamil is கடலாடி அளவைக்கயிறு. See Blue pigeon meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is blue pigeon?
Blue pigeon is a noun.
What is the plural of blue pigeon?
The plural of blue pigeon is blue pigeons.

Words near blue pigeon in the dictionary

  1. blue peter
  2. blue petered
  3. blue petering
  4. blue peters
  5. blue petrel
  6. blue pigeon
  7. blue pigeon flyer
  8. blue pigeon flyers
  9. blue pigeons
  10. blue pill
  11. blue pilled

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