A breed of pigeons having the power of greatly distending or puffing up their crops; a pouter.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > domestic pigeon > [noun] > pouter (5) cropper1655 A breed of pigeons having the power of greatly distending or puffing up their crops; a pouter. pouter1725 = pouter pigeon, n. uploper1735 A variety of pigeon resembling a pouter. pouter pigeon1793 A domestic pigeon of a breed characterized by a greatly inflatable crop (cf. cropper, n.1). Also figurative: a boastful or arrogant person, a… Isabel1867 A kind of fancy pigeon, a small variety of the Pouter: so called in reference to its colour. |
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