dovecote

English
WOTD – 24 December 2011
A dovecote (1) with birds

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Etymology

Compound of dove +‎ cote.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdʌv.kɒt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈdʌv.kɑt/

Noun

dovecote (plural dovecotes)

  1. A small house or box, raised to a considerable height above the ground, and having compartments, in which domestic pigeons breed; a dove house.
  2. (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.

Quotations
  • 2003, Peter Ackroyd, The Clerkenwell Tales, 2003, p2.
    she could see the malt-house with its dovecote

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