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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Pigeonhole

/pĭj'-ən-hōlˌ/ · Pi·geon·hole · IPA /ˈpɪdʒənˌ(h)oʊl/
01 n. A small compartment in a desk or case for the keeping of letters, documents, etc.; -- so called from the resemblance of a row of them to th…
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    A small compartment in a desk or case for the keeping of letters, documents, etc.; -- so called from the resemblance of a row of them to the compartments in a dovecote.
02 v. t. To place in the pigeonhole of a case or cabinet; hence, to put away; to lay aside indefinitely; as, to pigeonhole a letter or a report.
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    To place in the pigeonhole of a case or cabinet; hence, to put away; to lay aside indefinitely; as, to pigeonhole a letter or a report.