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Webster 1913 Edition
Dovecote
{
Dove′cotˊ
,Dove′coteˊ
, }Noun.
A small house or box, raised to a considerable height above the ground, and having compartments, in which domestic pigeons breed; a dove house.
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Definition 2024
dovecote
dovecote
English
A dovecote (1) with birds
Alternative forms
Noun
dovecote (plural dovecotes)
- A small house or box, raised to a considerable height above the ground, and having compartments, in which domestic pigeons breed; a dove house.
- In medieval Europe, a round or square structure of stone or wood, free-standing or built into a tower, in which pigeons were kept.
Quotations
- 2003, Peter Ackroyd, The Clerkenwell Tales, 2003, p2.
- she could see the malt-house with its dovecote
Synonyms
- columbarium
- doocot (Scottish English)
Related terms
Translations
house or box in which domestic pigeons breed
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