| 单词 | blue pigeon flying |
| 释义 | > as lemmasblue pigeon flying blue pigeon flying n. cant now rare the action or practice of stealing roofing lead. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [noun] > lead from roofs blue pigeon flying1789 1789 G. Parker Life's Painter xiv. 141 I must go on the lark-rig, blue pigeon-flying, or come the running glazier. 1801 G. Hanger Life I. 60 Those necessary professional accomplishments, such as coming the fawney, lully-prigging, sky-larking, blue pigeon-flying, [etc.]. 1905 Pall Mall Mag. 36 350/1 A friend proposed to him a joint enterprise in blue pigeon flying. Blue pigeon flying is no matter for the bird-fancier, but consists in the..carrying away of lead sheeting and pipes. < as lemmas |
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