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stool pigeon
noun
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Word History
probably from the early practice of fastening the decoy bird to a stool
1826, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Stool pigeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stool%20pigeon. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
Kids Definition
stool pigeon
nounfrom stool pigeon "a pigeon tied to a stool and used as a decoy to draw other birds into a net"
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