A fancy breed of pigeon similar to the jacobin, with reversed feathers on the neck; a pigeon of this breed. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > domestic pigeon > [noun] > jacobin (4) ruff1675 A fancy breed of pigeon similar to the jacobin, with reversed feathers on the neck; a pigeon of this breed. Obsolete. jacobin1688 An artificial breed of the domestic pigeon, with reversed feathers on the back of the neck, suggesting a cowl or hood. Jack pigeon1732 The jacobin, a breed of fancy pigeon (see jacobin, n.3 1); a bird of this breed. In early use also †Jack pigeon. Capuchin pigeon1735 a sub-variety of the Jacobin pigeon, with a range of inverted feathers on the back of the head, suggesting a cowl or hood. |
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