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stool pigeons

stool pigeons is the plural of stool pigeon.

Meaning of stool pigeon

Noun

stool pigeon (plural stool pigeons)

  1. (originally) A pigeon tied to a stool by a piece of twine, used as a decoy to entice free-flying birds to the ground to be shot or trapped.
  2. (obsolete, slang) A decoy used in a crooked gambling game.
  3. (slang) An informer to the authorities, especially one who gives up criminal associates.

Questions about stool pigeons

What is stool pigeons the plural of?
Stool pigeons is the plural of stool pigeon.

Words near stool pigeons in the dictionary

  1. Stooksburys
  2. stool
  3. stool of easement
  4. stool of repentance
  5. stool pigeon
  6. stool pigeons
  7. stool softener
  8. stool softeners
  9. stool-ball
  10. stool-balls
  11. stoolball

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