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词汇 pigeon man
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Definition of pigeon man in English:

pigeon man

noun
  • A person running a service of messenger pigeons; specifically a person running such a service established in the mid 19th cent. to transmit news of the Stock Exchange between Paris and London.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Chambers's Edinburgh Journal.

Definition of pigeon man in US English:

pigeon man

noun
  • A person running a service of messenger pigeons; specifically a person running such a service established in the mid 19th cent. to transmit news of the Stock Exchange between Paris and London.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Chambers's Edinburgh Journal.

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