| 单词 | pigeon man |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspigeon man pigeon man n. a person running a service of messenger pigeons; spec. a person running such a service established in the mid 19th cent. to transmit news of the Stock Exchange between Paris and London. ΚΠ 1846 Chambers's Edinb. Jrnl. 10 Jan. 28/1 In 1837–38–39, and 1840, a great deal of money was made by the ‘pigeon men’, as the speculators supposed to have possession of such intelligence are familiarly termed. 1903 Westm. Gaz. 2 Dec. 12/2 Those London Stock Exchange celebrities of the thirties, the ‘pigeon men’. They established a service of pigeons between London and Paris. 2002 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 7 Oct. 12 The remarkable pigeon man who instigated the service. < as lemmas |
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