The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ringdove \Ring"dove`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A European wild pigeon ( Columba palumbus) having a white crescent on each side of the neck, whence the name. Called also wood pigeon, and cushat.
Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of woodpigeon English)
WordNet
Wikipedia
Wood pigeon may refer to:
- Common wood pigeon and other species in the genus Columba
- New Zealand pigeon or kererū
- Woodpigeon (band)
- Wood Pigeon an Iranian 1970 film.
Wood Pigeon (Persian title: Toghi - ) is a 1970 Iranian drama film directed by Ali Hatami and starring Behrouz Vossoughi, Afarin Obeysi, Naser Malek Motiee, Zhaleh Olov, Hamideh Kheirabadi and Bahman Mofid.
Usage examples of "wood pigeon".
She had preserved her life, as the sensible wood pigeon does, by specializing in escape.
It is clean and well laid-out and the forest comes to the edge of the city and there is very fine wood pigeon shooting just outside of the compound of the Women’.
One of the floor-toceiling windows was open, and from-the palace gardens came the sound of a wood pigeon cooing among the trees.
A blackbird called one or two deep, slow notes and was followed by a wood pigeon.
When food grew really short, and the meat ration shrank to a joint of oxtail for six people, Ernie, by some magic, always came to the rescue, turning up at the back door bearing a rabbit, or a couple of mackerel, or a brace of wood pigeon he had shot himself.