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PIGEONHOLE
cubbyhole, pigeonhole
(noun) a small compartment
pigeonhole
(noun) a specific (often simplistic) category
pigeonhole, stereotype, stamp
(verb) treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; “I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European”
pigeonhole
(verb) place into a small compartment
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pigeonhole (plural pigeonholes)
One of an array of compartments for housing pigeons.
One of an array of compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.
One of an array of compartments for storing scrolls at a library.
A similar compartment in a desk, used for sorting and storing papers.
Verb
pigeonhole (third-person singular simple present pigeonholes, present participle pigeonholing, simple past and past participle pigeonholed)
To categorize; especially to limit or be limited to a particular category, role, etc.
To put aside, to not act on (proposals, suggestions, advice).
Synonyms
• (not act on): mothball, shelve, table, glovebox
Source: Wiktionary
Pi"geon*hole`, n.
Definition: A small compartment in a desk or case for the keeping of letters, documents, etc.; -- so called from the resemblance of a row of them to the compartments in a dovecote. Burke.
Pi"geon*hole`, v. t.
Definition: To place in the pigeonhole of a case or cabinet; hence, to put away; to lay aside indefinitely; as, to pigeonhole a letter or a report.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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