At length, after wheeling his toothpick slowly round and round in the air, as if it were a carrier pigeon just thrown up, he suddenly made a dart at the drawing,
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Carrier pigeon
Synonyms for "carrier pigeon" (57 found)
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draymanexpressexpressmanfreighterganymedegun bearerhaulerhebehomerhoming pigeonletter carrierlitter-bearermailmail carmail coachmail packetmail train
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mail truckmailermailplanepacket boatpigeon postporterpost boatpost carpost coachpost-horsepost-office carposterrailway mail carredcapshield-bearershipperskycapstevedorestretcher bearerstretcher-bearer
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Once on her window-sill Harmony found among the pigeons a carrier pigeon with a brass tube fastened to its leg.
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Two days after the first U.S. bridgehead had been thrown back at Rapido (see p. 23), a U.S. carrier pigeon winged wearily into its home base in Italy. Clipped to its leg was this German sneer: "Herewith your message pigeon is returned. We have plenty to eat."
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For the second time in four months, prison guards foiled an attempt to smuggle a cellphone into a prison by carrier pigeon.
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