pouter pigeon


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Noun1.pouter pigeon - one of a breed of pigeon that enlarge their crop until their breast is puffed outpouter pigeon - one of a breed of pigeon that enlarge their crop until their breast is puffed out
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pigeon - wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs
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It was long, for it was full of extremely elaborate incidents, which led on to a discussion of the principles on which morality is founded, and thus to several very interesting matters, which even in this ballroom had to be discussed in a whisper, lest one of the pouter pigeon ladies or resplendent merchants should overhear them, and proceed to demand that they should leave the place.
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I can't help noting the effeminate roundedness of the gentlemen and the pigeons and the inflated "bust" of the gentleman in figure 2 modeled on the Pouter pigeon in figure 1.
Survival of the queerly fit: Darwin, Marianne Moore, and Elizabeth Bishop
It had a metal husk running down the front that made the wearer arch her back and thrust out her chest and rump, the now low-slung bosom assuming a pouter pigeon form.
Bound and Determined. (Current Books)

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