dovecote

Etymology

.]] From dove + cote.

noun

  1. 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.
    she could see the malt-house with its dovecote 2003, Peter Ackroyd, The Clerkenwell Tales, page 2
  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.

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