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fly the blue pigeon

fly the blue pigeon verb: to steal lead from the roof or other parts of a building.

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.

Forms of fly the blue pigeon

third-person singular presentflies the blue pigeon
present participleflying the blue pigeon
pastflew the blue pigeon
past participleflown the blue pigeon

Questions about fly the blue pigeon

What does fly the blue pigeon mean?
Fly the blue pigeon means to steal lead from the roof or other parts of a building.
What part of speech is fly the blue pigeon?
Fly the blue pigeon is a verb.
What is the past tense of fly the blue pigeon?
The past tense of fly the blue pigeon is flew the blue pigeon.

Words near fly the blue pigeon in the dictionary

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  2. fly swatter
  3. fly swatters
  4. fly system
  5. fly systems
  6. fly the blue pigeon
  7. fly the coop
  8. fly the flag
  9. fly the freak flag
  10. fly the kite
  11. fly the nest

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