the fancy: collect. for those who ‘fancy’ a particular amusement or pursuit. gen., as applied to bird-, book-fanciers, etc.
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping birds > [noun] > keeping or breeding pigeons > pigeon-fancier (5) the fancy1735 the fancy: collect. for those who ‘fancy’ a particular amusement or pursuit. gen., as applied to bird-, book-fanciers, etc. pigeon fancier?1755 a person who keeps and breeds pigeons (now esp. for racing). columbarian1807 A dove-keeper, pigeon-fancier. colombophile1890 A pigeon-fancier. pigeoneer1918 A person who trains or breeds homing pigeons, formerly esp. in the U.S. Army Signal Corps. |
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