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- noun An
Old World species ofpigeon ,Columba palumbus .
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She was outdone in stoicism only by Jonathan's friends, who – when they discovered at his barbecue that they were eating roadkill pheasant, woodpigeon and squirrel – said brightly: "Nice balance!" and "Very lean!"
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Two notes short of a woodpigeon, the monotonous refrain of the collared dove carries an underlying fuzzy vibrato that speaks of the tropics.
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Um, the woodpigeon! on August 2, 2007 at 10: 12 am | Reply Clouseau
Simple Minds « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2007
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On a return visit I would go for just woodpigeon of these three offerings, or whatever was gamiest on that day.
Augieland 2008
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On a return visit I would go for just woodpigeon of these three offerings, or whatever was gamiest on that day.
Augieland: 2007
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On a return visit I would go for just woodpigeon of these three offerings, or whatever was gamiest on that day.
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Of wild pigeons we have three kinds: the common woodpigeon or ringdove, of which there are large flocks; the stockdoves, which go in pairs, and
Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter James Conway Walter
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After S. had witnessed his bright eye and upstanding boldness when he brought the single-barrel to shoulder and dropped a gloriously burnished woodpigeon at long shot, he conceived an enhanced respect for him evermore, and was endued with a spirit of toleration to watch the coming operations, in which he took no part.
Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler William Senior
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“Jan. 29, 1878. — 5 pheasants, 4 hares, 2 brace of partridges, 2½ couple of rabbits, 3 woodcock, 2 woodpigeon, 1 waterhen, 2 snipe.”
Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter James Conway Walter
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It is no uncommon experience to see the crop of a woodpigeon that is brought down from a great height burst, on reaching the earth, with a report like that of a pistol, and scatter its undigested contents broadcast.
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