pidgeon

See also: Pidgeon

English

Noun

pidgeon (plural pidgeons)

1. Archaic spelling of pigeon.
   • 1674, John Josselyn, Two Voyages to New England, Made During the Years 1638-63:
     , quoted in
     1907, William Butts Mershon, The Passenger Pigeon, The Outing Publishing Company:

     I have bought at Boston a dozen Pidgeons ready pulled and garbidged for three pence.

Derived terms

• Pidgeon

See also

• pigeon
• pidgin