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Pigeonhole
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A small compartment in a desk or case for the keeping of letters, documents, etc.; - so called from the resemblance of a row of them to the compartments in a dovecote.
(2):
(v. t.) To place in the pigeonhole of a case or cabinet; hence, to put away; to lay aside indefinitely; as, to pigeonhole a letter or a report.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Pigeonhole'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/p/pigeonhole.html. 1828.