pigeon timer: Meaning and Definition of

pi'geon tim"er

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. a device for timing the arrivals of pigeons being raced, consisting of a magazine for holding the identification bands of the contestants in the order in which they are inserted and a recording clock to register the times of insertion. Also called
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