pigeonhole

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Because I can't really separate the new from the old, the easiest way to clean out a label (what I call a pigeonhole) is to actually have enough time to deal with everything and empty it out.

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  1. noun A small compartment or recess, as in a desk, for holding papers; a cubbyhole.
  2. noun A specific, often oversimplified category.
  3. noun The small hole or holes in a pigeon loft for nesting.
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  • We are still reading him—still talking about him—still trying to clap label upon him—still hunting for a pigeonhole in which to place him. —  Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Reformers, V9
  • In Hennessey's pigeonhole was a copy of Louise D'Acre's postmortem report on the four bodies found at the Old Rectory Body one—upstairs: Died of massive head injuries consistent with being struck from behind with a heavy, flat object. —  EQMM,August2007
  • In a speech that reflected the widely held view that Justice French is hard to pigeonhole, he echoed the commonwealth's first attorney-general Alfred Deakin and paid tribute to his Jesuit teachers and former chief justices, John Toohey and Michael McHugh. —  Latest News - Yahoo!7 News
  • Occasionally these pigeonhole-dodging antipodeans can be caught splashing all the boring kids with some safe indie-shaped stuff, like the mock-Interpol 'So Haunted'. —  Drowned In Sound // Feed
  • Pigeonholing can be useful, as long as you remember that the pigeonhole isn't reality, just a mental shortcut. —  Wrong Planet Asperger / Autism Forums
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