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flew the blue pigeon

flew the blue pigeon is the simple past of fly the blue pigeon.

Meaning of fly the blue pigeon

Verb

fly the blue pigeon (third-person singular simple present flies the blue pigeon, present participle flying the blue pigeon, simple past flew the blue pigeon, past participle flown the blue pigeon)

  1. (UK, obsolete, slang) To steal lead from the roof or other parts of a building.

Questions about flew the blue pigeon

What is flew the blue pigeon the simple past of?
Flew the blue pigeon is the simple past of fly the blue pigeon.

Words near flew the blue pigeon in the dictionary

  1. flew off the handle
  2. flew off the shelves
  3. flew out
  4. flew out of the traps
  5. flew solo
  6. flew the blue pigeon
  7. flew the coop
  8. flew the flag
  9. flew the freak flag
  10. flew the kite
  11. flew the nest

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