Definitions for "Pigeonhole"
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.
A small compartment or recess, as in a desk, for holding papers; a cubbyhole. So named because they resemble the small hole or holes in a pigeon loft for nesting.
refers to the killing of a bill by a Congressional committee when it refuses to vote on whether the bill goes for consideration to the House of Representatives or the Senate. Pigeonholing is a frequent practice.
This is a personal slot opposite the Porters' Lodge where your post and messages will be deposited. Often known as a "pidge".
The little box in the lodge where you get your mail and that dreaded note from your Supervisor.
treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European"
a specific (often simplistic) category
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.