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flown the blue pigeon

flown the blue pigeon is the past participle 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 flown the blue pigeon

What is flown the blue pigeon the past participle of?
Flown the blue pigeon is the past participle of fly the blue pigeon.

Words near flown the blue pigeon in the dictionary

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

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