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fly the blue pigeon

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English

Syllables
fly- the blue pi-geon
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To steal lead from the roof or other parts of a building.

British usage; Obsolete; Slang

Usage

Inflected Forms

flies the blue pigeon (present, singular) flying the blue pigeon (participle, present) flew the blue pigeon (past) flown the blue pigeon (participle, past)

Phrases

blue pigeon flyer

Frequently Paired Words

blue pigeon flyer

Questions

What does fly the blue pigeon mean?
To steal lead from the roof or other parts of a building.

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