pigeonholes

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Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
20
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ˈpɪdʒ(ɪ)nhəʊlz/
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/ˈpɪdʒ(ɪ)nhəʊlz/ · /ˈpɪdʒənˌ(h)oʊlz/

Definition of pigeonholes

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (historical, obsolete, plural, plural-only)An outdoor game played in the 17th and early 18th centuries in which each player bowls a ball towards targets (probably small compartments).
    “[Godfrey] Speed[well]. […] [H]ave you ſuch gold to give? / [Innocent] Lamb[skin]. Yes, yes, has vvon it betting at the bovvling Alleys, / Or at the Pigeon-holes in the Garden Alleyes.”
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noun

  1. (historical, obsolete, plural, plural-only)An outdoor game played in the 17th and early 18th centuries in which each player bowls a ball towards targets (probably small compartments).
    “[Godfrey] Speed[well]. […] [H]ave you ſuch gold to give? / [Innocent] Lamb[skin]. Yes, yes, has vvon it betting at the bovvling Alleys, / Or at the Pigeon-holes in the Garden Alleyes.”
  2. (form-of, plural)plural of pigeonhole

verb

  1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person)third-person singular simple present indicative of pigeonhole

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Etymology

From pigeonhole + -s (suffix forming regular plurals of nouns and pluralia tantum; and third-person singular simple present indicative forms of verbs).

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