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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