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(duv′kōt′, -kät′)

noun

a small house or box with compartments for nesting pigeons, usually on a pole

Origin: ME douvecote: see dove & cot

See dovecote in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A compartmental structure, often raised on a pole, for housing domesticated pigeons.

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