pigeon-fancying

A pigeon-fancying, flat-cap-wearing, wise-cracking, philandering, Sinatra-loving Lancashire lad, Jack epitomised the vivid character comedy in which the serial specialises: in one memorable sequence, dressing in drag to infiltrate a women's bowling team.

Jack Duckworth waltzes out of Coronation Street Mark Lawson 2010

Actor who played pigeon-fancying character for 31 years bows out of soap after one last dance with the ghost of late wife Vera

Jack Duckworth waltzes out of Coronation Street Mark Lawson 2010

My successor, Mr. Consul Kirby Green, wrote an excellent report on pigeon-fancying at Damascus.

The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

The Federation therefore proposes: (a) To aid the activity of pigeon-fancying societies and to direct the voyages of the societies according to a determined plan; (b) to form itinerent societies and on this occasion to organize expositions and auction sales of pigeons;

Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891 Various

In entire France, there are about 100,000 trained pigeons, and forty-seven departments having pigeon-fancying societies.

Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891 Various

A more miserable fancy rivalled his interest in pigeon-fancying.

Daddy Darwin's Dovecot: A Country Tale 1881

It restored some of that self-respect which we lose under the consequences of our follies to be able to say that Daddy Darwin and he had been mates together, and had had pigeon-fancying in common "many a long year afore" he came into the House.

Daddy Darwin's Dovecot: A Country Tale 1881

It restored some of that self-respect which we lose under the consequences of our follies to be able to say that Daddy Darwin and he had been mates together, and had had pigeon-fancying in common "many a long year afore" he came into the House.

Jackanapes, Daddy Darwin's Dovecot and Other Stories Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing 1863

My successor, Mr. Consul Kirby Green, wrote an excellent report on pigeon-fancying at Damascus.

Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

If he hopes finally to solve his great problem, it is by careful experiments in pigeon-fancying, and other sorts of artificial variety-making.

The English Constitution Walter Bagehot 1851