[D]ovvne vvith him in his Maieſties name, dovvne, dovvne vvith him, and carry him avvay, to the pigeon-holes.
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Pigeon-hole
Synonyms for "pigeon-hole" (205 found)
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deferdelaydesignationdigestdividedivisiondoghousedollhousedrag outenactenact lawsenrollenterenumerateestateextendeyeeyeletfilefilibuster
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filing systemfinding listgasketget the floorgradegrommetgroupgroupingguidehandlisthang firehang uphave the floorheadheadinghold offhold overhold upholehole in the wallidentifyimpanelindexinventoryitemizekeep scorekeyholekillkinknotholelay asidelay awaylay bylay overleaguelegislateletter filelevellistlobbylobby throughlogroll
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looploopholemanholemothballmouseholenamenicheordainorderpasspeepholepidgepigeonholespinchpinholeplaceplacketplacket holeplayhousepocket
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portholepositionpostpostponepredicamentprogramprolongprorogateprorogueprotractpunch-holepush asideput asideput awayput in forceput in mothballsput offput on iceput throughracerailroadrailroad throughrangerankrateratingrecessregisterreserveroll logsrubricschedulescoresectionseptsetset asideset byshelveshift offsidelinesleep onslotsortspiraclestand overstationstatusstave offstaystorestowstrainstratumstretch outsubdividesubdivisionsubgroupsubordersuspendtabletable the motiontabulatetake a recesstake the floortallytaptiertight spottight squeezetitletypeventventholevetowaiveyield the floor
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Abbé [Emmanuel Joseph] Sieyès has vvhole neſts of pigeon-holes full of conſtitutions ready made, ticketed, ſorted, and numbered; ſuited to every ſeaſon and every fancy; […]
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Blank ink and red ink, pounce, wafers, wax, pens, seals, imbibing-paper, rulers, files, were all there; pegs for hats, shelves and hooks, pigeon-holes full of samples of sugar, of rice, tobacco, coffee, and the like: all the dull paraphernalia of a trader's elaboratory.
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The general size of a store in Tangier is about that of an ordinary shower-bath in a civilized land. […] You can rent a whole block of these pigeon-holes for fifty dollars a month.
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