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dovecote definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a birdhouse for pigeons [syn: dovecote, columbarium, columbary]

Merriam Webster's

also dovecot noun Date: 15th century 1. a small compartmented raised house or box for domestic pigeons 2. a settled or harmonious group or organization

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (also dovecot) a shelter with nesting-holes for domesticated pigeons.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

also dovecot(dovecotes) A dovecote is a small building or a container for pigeons or doves to live in. N-COUNT