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DOVECOTE
dovecote, columbarium, columbary
(noun) a birdhouse for pigeons
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
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.
Synonyms: columbarium, doocot (Scotland), dovehouse
(historical) In medieval Europe, a round or square structure of stone or wood, free-standing or built into a tower, in which pigeons were kept.
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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