The difference between Pigeon and Rube
When used as nouns, pigeon means one of several birds of the family columbidae, which consists of more than 300 species, whereas rube means a person of rural heritage.
Pigeon is also verb with the meaning: to deceive with a confidence game.
check bellow for the other definitions of Pigeon and Rube
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Pigeon as a noun:
One of several birds of the family Columbidae, which consists of more than 300 species.
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Pigeon as a noun (slang):
A person who is a target or victim of a confidence game.
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Pigeon as a noun (slang):
Concern or responsibility (often in some such phrase as: "it's his pigeon", "it's her pigeon", etc.).
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Pigeon as a verb (transitive):
to deceive with a confidence game
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Rube as a noun (US, Canada, informal):
A person of rural heritage; a yokel.
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Rube as a noun (pejorative):
An uninformed, unsophisticated, or unintelligent person.