DOVECOT

Etymology

Noun

dovecot (plural dovecots)

A dovecote.

Source: Wiktionary


Dove"cot`, Dove"cote`, n.

Definition: A small house or box, raised to a considerable height above the ground, and having compartments, in which domestic pigeons breed; a dove house. Like an eagle in a dovecote, I Fluttered your Volscians in Corioli. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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