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pouter

a breed of domestic pigeon with a large crop capable of being greatly puffed out
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British are oozing A country of powerful pouters, 75 per cent of women surveyed in Scotland were found to carry more than one lipstick in their bag.
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Coach Doc Rivers lit into his veteran unit after the Celtics loss to Charlotte Friday, calling them selfish pouters who are feeling sorry for themselves.
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Evidently Moore herself had a longstanding interest in pigeon breeds, given that she published a series of poems (including "Conseil to a Bachelor") under the heading "Tumblers, Pouters, & Fantails" in Poetry in May 1915 (Becoming 166.
Survival of the queerly fit: Darwin, Marianne Moore, and Elizabeth Bishop
There are capuchins with ruffed necks, fantails with imposing tail displays, and pouters shown with their crops impressively extended-and this is without getting into the wide range of colors and markings and feather patterns that have appeared in the species and been coaxed to extremes by breeders.
The value of pigeons
he found 14 or 15 tail feathers in some of the Pouters he possessed, a "Nun" with 13 and a "Helmet" with 15 (Darwin 1868).
Los pichones de Darwin y la evolucion de los columbiformes: recapitulacion de genes ancestrales
Train your metal pouters not to slop over the top of the mold and stop when the riser is full.
15 Tips for reducing nonferrous melting costs: to reduce your costs, look at your alloys, pouring procedures and equipment

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