dovecote

noun
/ˈdʌvkɒt/UK/ˈdʌvkɑt/US

Etymology

From dove + cote.

  1. inherited from cote
  2. inherited from cote
  3. compounded as dovecote — “dove + cote

Definitions

  1. A small house or box, often raised to a considerable height above the ground, and having…

    A small house or box, often raised to a considerable height above the ground, and having compartments (pigeonholes), in which domestic pigeons breed; a dove house.

    • If you haue writ your Annales true, 'tis there, / That like an Eagle in a Doue-cote, I / Flutter'd your Volcians in Corioles.
    • she could see the malt-house with its dovecote
  2. In medieval Europe, a round or square structure of stone or wood, free-standing or built…

    In medieval Europe, a round or square structure of stone or wood, free-standing or built into a tower, in which pigeons were kept.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA