"pigeon post" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} pigeon post (uncountable)
  1. The use of homing pigeons to carry messages. Tags: uncountable
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  2. (UK, Oxford University slang) The university's internal mail system. Tags: UK, uncountable Categories (topical): Universities, Post
    Sense id: en-pigeon_post-en-noun-Q6PRsB62 Disambiguation of Post: 17 83 Categories (other): British English, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 53 47

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