| 单词 | pigeon fancier |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspigeon fancier pigeon fancier n. a person who keeps and breeds pigeons (now esp. for racing). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping birds > [noun] > keeping or breeding pigeons > pigeon-fancier the fancy1735 pigeon fancier?1755 columbarian1807 colombophile1890 pigeoneer1918 ?1755 T. Legg Low-life (ed. 2) 27 Pigeon Fanciers preparing to take long Rambles out of London, to give their Pigeons a Flight. 1861 C. Dickens Great Expectations II. xiii. 218 You were quite a pigeon-fancier. 1995 Independent 4 Dec. 14/7 It is fairly common knowledge that pigeon fanciers do not welcome the return of an errant bird. < as lemmas |
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