Why Is It Called a Pigeon Hole?

In medieval times pigeons were kept as domestic birds, not for racing but for their meat. ... By 1789, the arrangement of compartments in writing cabinets and offices used to sort and file documents had come to be known as pigeon holes because of their resemblance to the pigeon cote.

What does pigeon hole people mean?

Definition of put (someone) in a pigeonhole

: to unfairly think of or describe (someone or something) as belonging to a particular group, having only a particular skill, etc.

What does the word Piegeon holed mean?

verb (used with object), pi·geon·holed, pi·geon·hol·ing. to assign to a definite place or to definite places in some orderly system: to pigeonhole new ideas. ... to put aside for the present, especially with the intention of ignoring or forgetting, often indefinitely: to pigeonhole an unwanted invitation.

Sophia Al-Mansoor

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