English Explanatory Dictionary

Billingsgate pheasant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A red herring or bloater.

Word forms

Billingsgate pheasant Billingsgate pheasants

Etymology

In reference to the fish market in Billingsgate, London.

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