pigeon milk

American  

noun

1. crop milk.

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Etymology

Origin of pigeon milk

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Baby pigeons drink "pigeon milk" that the baby sucks out of the back of the parents' throats.

From Salon • Aug. 4, 2022

After eating and drinking, the old birds will fly to the nest and feed the young from their bills, just the right proportions of grain, formed into a substance called pigeon milk.

From Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit by Trecartin, John S.

What you mean by pigeon milk, homepatty soup, and de brick?

From The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers by Merwin, Henry Childs

They are kept stuffed full of "pigeon milk" and on this they seem to grow while one watches them.

From Profitable Squab Breeding by Dare, Carl

The so-called pigeon milk varies according to the size of squabs and later contains whole grains and water.

From Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit by Trecartin, John S.