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   stool pigeon

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   • 1. a police informer.
   • 2. a person acting as a decoy.

   Word Origin late 19th century: so named from the original use of a pigeon fixed to a stool as a decoy.

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   What is a stool pigeon?

   • An informer, especially for the police: “Lefty figured out that Mugsy was the stool pigeon when he saw him talking to the warden.” A decoy or informer, especially a police spy. For example, Watch out for Doug; I'm sure he's a stool pigeon for the supervisor .

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   Why is it called a stoale pigeon?

   • In the 16th century a ‘stoale’ was the base of a tree – what we would now call a stump, just the place for a decoy bird to sit. It is also possible that ‘stool’ is derived from ‘estale’, which is an early French word applied to a pigeon used to entice a hawk into a net. It isn’t far from ‘estale pigeon’ to ‘stool pigeon’.

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   Why do pigeons eat stools?

   • Most reference sources say that this expression derives from the hunting practice of fixing a dead or replica pigeon on to a stool to act as a decoy to attract other birds. What the stool in question was isn’t entirely clear. It certainly wasn’t the three-legged piece of furniture we now know, but one of the many other meanings of the word.

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   What does pigeon mean in slang?

   • 3 meanings: 1. a living or dummy pigeon used to decoy others 2. an informer for the police; nark 3. US slang a person acting as.... Click for more definitions.

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   What is the crossword clue for a stool pigeon?

   • The crossword clue 'stool pigeon' has one possible answer and has been spotted 3 times in our database. It was last seen on 19 April 2023 in The Sun Coffee Time Crossword puzzle! Here you may find the answer to the stool pigeon crossword clue.

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   What is a'stool pigeon'?

   • All of that seems quite straightforward, except for the fact that the term ‘stool pigeon’, or ‘stoolie’, doesn’t appear in print until the 19th century and in a completely different context. It is first used in American publications and referred to criminals who lured others into crime rather than to decoy birds.

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   The literal meaning of a stool pigeon is a decoy bird. In the more common figurative meaning a stool pigeon is a police informer, or criminal’s look-out.

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   A stool pigeon is a person who acts as a spy or informer, or a pigeon used as a decoy. Learn the synonyms, examples, etymology and history of this slang term from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   A stool pigeon is a decoy or informer, especially for the police. Learn the origin, history, and usage of this American slang term with examples and synonyms.

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   A stool pigeon is a pigeon or a person used as a decoy, or an informer for the police. Learn the origin, synonyms, and usage of this term with examples from Collins and Webster's dictionaries.

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   STOOL PIGEON meaning: 1. a person, often a criminal, who gives information in secret to the police so that they can catch…. Learn more.

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   Definitions of stool pigeon. noun. someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police. synonyms: canary, fink, sneak, sneaker, snitch, snitcher, stoolie, stoolpigeon. see more. noun. a dummy pigeon used to decoy others. see more.

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   Define stool pigeon. stool pigeon synonyms, stool pigeon pronunciation, stool pigeon translation, English dictionary definition of stool pigeon. n. 1. Slang A person acting as a decoy or as an informer, especially one who is a spy for the police. 2. A pigeon used as a decoy. American Heritage®...