Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A diving bird.
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Examples
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[See on [136] Le 11: 18]. cormorant -- rather, the plungeon; a seafowl.
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Lord Grey accordingly marched on, to execute the orders given him, towards the upper plungeon; but he missed the passage over the ditch, and led his men by the outside till they were opposite
Roger Willoughby A Story of the Times of Benbow William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
fbharjo commented on the word plungeon
.....for pigeons? look up cataract
also cormorant & curmudgeon
March 18, 2013
bilby commented on the word plungeon
Oooh!
August 2, 2021