stool pigeon

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

名詞

廃用 俗語

(originally) A pigeon tied to a stool by a piece of twine, used as a decoy to entice free-flying birds to the ground to be shot or trapped. / (slang, obsolete) A decoy used in a crooked gambling game.

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The hunter tied a stool pigeon near the field to attract other birds.

詳細

意味（1）

(originally) A pigeon tied to a stool by a piece of twine, used as a decoy to entice free-flying birds to the ground to be shot or trapped.

意味（2）

(slang, obsolete) A decoy used in a crooked gambling game.

意味（3）

(slang) An informer to the authorities, especially one who gives up criminal associates.

stool pigeons （ 複数形 ）