Dovecote

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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           Like an eagle in a dovecote, I
           Fluttered your Volscians in Corioli.     --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dovecote
       n : a birdhouse for pigeons [syn: {columbary}]