pigeon's milkn.

Brit.

/ˈpɪdʒ(ᵻ)nz mɪlk/, U.S.

/ˈpɪdʒ(ə)nz ˌmɪlk/

Forms:

α. 1700s– pigeon milk.

β. 1700s–1800s pigeons milk, 1700s– pigeon's milk.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pigeon n., milk n.¹

Etymology: In α. forms < pigeon n. + milk n.¹ In β. forms < the genitive of pigeon n. + milk n.¹

1. An imaginary substance which, as a joke, a child or gullible person may be sent to buy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [noun] > a profitless undertaking > object or result of

sand1576

pigeon's milk1777

1777 J. Brand Observ. Pop. Antiq. 398 Sending Persons on what are called sleeveless Errands..for Pigeon Milk, with similar ridiculous Absurdities.

1788 F. Grose Dict. Vulgar Tongue (ed. 2) at Pigeons milk Boys and novices are frequently sent on the first of April to buy pigeons milk.

1872 Punch 3 Feb. 46/2 The fable which deluded our childhood may yet be realised, and pigeon's milk take its place amongst the common articles of a free breakfast table.

1897 Leamington Courier Mar. 6 Sent yer for pigeon's milk, did they, and yer believed them? Well I never!

1912 J. Sandilands Western Canad. Dict. & Phrase-bk. (at cited word) Pigeon's milk, an imaginary fluid for which boys and simpletons are frequently sent on the 1st of April.

2003 Fort Pierce (Florida) Tribune (Nexis) 1 Apr. d1 They might, for example, be sent on a ‘sleeveless errand’, a search for something that doesn't exist: hen's teeth, pigeon's milk, striped paint or a stick with one end.

2. A curdlike secretion from a pigeon's crop with which it feeds its young.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > animal food > [noun] > food eaten by birds > food for young of pigeon

pigeon's milk1799

the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > [noun] > family Columbidae > pigeon > food regurgitated by

soft meat1725

pigeon's milk1799

soft food1876

1799 R. Saumarez New Syst. Physiol. II. (ed. 2) vii. 279 There are some birds, as pigeons, that secrete a milky fluid for the purpose of nourishing their young and which is known by the name of pigeon's milk.

1886 Harper's Mag. Apr. 770/2 This is partly digested food, and is in reality the veritable ‘pigeon milk’, regarded by so many as a myth.

1943 T. I. Storer Gen. Zool. xxxi. 659 In adult pigeons, while rearing young, the epithelial lining sloughs off as ‘pigeon milk’ used to nourish squabs in the nest.

1973 Sci. Amer. Dec. 142/2 They [sc. pigeons] breed fast, and they..feed the young ones in the nest from the protein-rich ‘pigeon milk’, a curd formed in the parent bird's gut.

2002 Racing Pigeon Pict. Internat. Aug. 17/2 In feeding stock birds, the pituitary also produces a hormone called prolactin. This initiates the production of pigeon milk.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pigeons milk
释义	pigeon's milkn. Brit. /ˈpɪdʒ(ᵻ)nz mɪlk/, U.S. /ˈpɪdʒ(ə)nz ˌmɪlk/ Forms: α. 1700s– pigeon milk. β. 1700s–1800s pigeons milk, 1700s– pigeon's milk. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pigeon n., milk n.¹ Etymology: In α. forms < pigeon n. + milk n.¹ In β. forms < the genitive of pigeon n. + milk n.¹ 1. An imaginary substance which, as a joke, a child or gullible person may be sent to buy. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [noun] > a profitless undertaking > object or result of sand1576 pigeon's milk1777 1777 J. Brand Observ. Pop. Antiq. 398 Sending Persons on what are called sleeveless Errands..for Pigeon Milk, with similar ridiculous Absurdities. 1788 F. Grose Dict. Vulgar Tongue (ed. 2) at Pigeons milk Boys and novices are frequently sent on the first of April to buy pigeons milk. 1872 Punch 3 Feb. 46/2 The fable which deluded our childhood may yet be realised, and pigeon's milk take its place amongst the common articles of a free breakfast table. 1897 Leamington Courier Mar. 6 Sent yer for pigeon's milk, did they, and yer believed them? Well I never! 1912 J. Sandilands Western Canad. Dict. & Phrase-bk. (at cited word) Pigeon's milk, an imaginary fluid for which boys and simpletons are frequently sent on the 1st of April. 2003 Fort Pierce (Florida) Tribune (Nexis) 1 Apr. d1 They might, for example, be sent on a ‘sleeveless errand’, a search for something that doesn't exist: hen's teeth, pigeon's milk, striped paint or a stick with one end. 2. A curdlike secretion from a pigeon's crop with which it feeds its young. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > animal food > [noun] > food eaten by birds > food for young of pigeon pigeon's milk1799 the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > [noun] > family Columbidae > pigeon > food regurgitated by soft meat1725 pigeon's milk1799 soft food1876 1799 R. Saumarez New Syst. Physiol. II. (ed. 2) vii. 279 There are some birds, as pigeons, that secrete a milky fluid for the purpose of nourishing their young and which is known by the name of pigeon's milk. 1886 Harper's Mag. Apr. 770/2 This is partly digested food, and is in reality the veritable ‘pigeon milk’, regarded by so many as a myth. 1943 T. I. Storer Gen. Zool. xxxi. 659 In adult pigeons, while rearing young, the epithelial lining sloughs off as ‘pigeon milk’ used to nourish squabs in the nest. 1973 Sci. Amer. Dec. 142/2 They [sc. pigeons] breed fast, and they..feed the young ones in the nest from the protein-rich ‘pigeon milk’, a curd formed in the parent bird's gut. 2002 Racing Pigeon Pict. Internat. Aug. 17/2 In feeding stock birds, the pituitary also produces a hormone called prolactin. This initiates the production of pigeon milk. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1777
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