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Homer_man
Homer man
See also: homer man
English
Noun
- A man who raises and trains homing pigeons.
- 1903, The Poultry Tribune - Volumes 8-9, page 41:
- But no Homer man ever yet "got rich quick" breeding homers.
- 1913, Farm Journal - Volume 37, page 18:
- This statement will, I believe. be corroborated by any unprejudiced Homer man that has had an actual experience with Hen pigeons.
- 1999, Feather Fancier - Volume 55, Issue 613:
- The Samia Racing Pigeon Club had well respected, experienced Homer man Mario Fomiosa of Charring Cross.
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homer_man
homer man
See also: Homer man
English
Noun
- Alternative form of Homer man
- 1892, The Fanciers' Journal: Devoted to Dogs, Poultry, Pigeons & Pet Stock, Volume 8:
- Not for an instant do I wish to imply all show homer men would act so contemptibly, though it is a fact this has been done, and may be done again, unless the name is altered from the workinghomer to something that will readily distinguish the real article from the one that owns a title so apt to mislead.
- 1962, Mervin F. Roberts, How to Raise & Train Pigeons, ISBN 087666432X, page 38:
- Some birds are lost. They are shot, taken by hawks, blown down in storms or trapped by other pigeon keepers. Regardless, the real homer man doesn't want them back.
- 2014, Stephen Bodio, Aloft: A Meditation on Pigeons & Pigeon-Flying, ISBN 1629140554:
- And all the other pigeoneers I knew were obsessed homer men who cared only about racing.
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