STOOL PIGEON


Meaning of STOOL PIGEON in English

1. a pigeon used as a decoy.

2. Also called stoolie /stooh"lee/ , stooly . Slang. a person employed or acting as a decoy or informer, esp. for the police.

[ 1820-30, Amer. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .