英语词汇“blue pigeon”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	blue pigeon
释义	Definition of blue pigeon in English: blue pigeon noun ˌbluː ˈpɪdʒ(ɪ)n 1Any of various chiefly tropical pigeons having bluish plumage; (now) especially pigeons of the genus Alectroenas, found on islands in the western Indian Ocean. 2Nautical slang. The lead attached to the sounding line; the plummet. Now chiefly historical. Phrases to fly the blue pigeon : (a) cant to steal lead (now historical); (b) Naut. slang to cast the sounding lead. Origin Late 17th century (in an earlier sense). From blue + pigeon. noun.1 phr. Definition of blue pigeon in US English: blue pigeon nounˌbluː ˈpɪdʒ(ɪ)n 1Any of various chiefly tropical pigeons having bluish plumage; (now) especially pigeons of the genus Alectroenas, found on islands in the western Indian Ocean. 2Nautical slang. The lead attached to the sounding line; the plummet. Now chiefly historical. Phrases to fly the blue pigeon : (a) cant to steal lead (now historical); (b) Naut. slang to cast the sounding lead. Origin Late 17th century (in an earlier sense). From blue + pigeon. noun.1 phr.
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