made by art; not natural or pathologic. 1  artificial respiration any method of forcing air into the lungs in a person who still has a pulse but whose breathing has stopped. Artificial respiration can be given with no equipment, so that it is an ideal emergency first aid procedure. 2  Indications.
stool pigeon - someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police. canary, fink, snitch, stoolie, stoolpigeon, sneaker, snitcher, sneak. betrayer, blabber, informer, squealer, rat - one who reveals confidential information in return for money.
If I were to guess at it I should say he was a detective's stool pigeon. Of course, in a case of this sort, stool pigeon men are useless, for no professional crooks are involved. Knowing from Molly that Texas was a stool pigeon he understood the philosophy of the high-priced counters.