# pigeonholes

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɪdʒ(ɪ)nhəʊlz/

## Definitions
1. An outdoor game played in the 17th and early 18th centuries in which each player bowls a ball towards targets (probably small compartments).

## Etymology
From pigeonhole + -s (suffix forming regular plurals of nouns and pluralia tantum; and third-person singular simple present indicative forms of verbs).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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