Dovecote Definition

dŭvkōt, -kŏt
dovecotes
noun
dovecotes
A small house or box with compartments for nesting pigeons, usually on a pole.
Webster's New World

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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Singular:
dovecote
Plural:
dovecotes

Dovecote Sentence Examples

  • The mill house stands close by along with several outbuildings including a large dovecote.

  • Above this the comb is divided into nine sections rising by large steps to the apex, each pierced by 30 or more openings, like an immense dovecote.

  • For primary sources, see under the type of building the dovecote belonged to.

  • The Bishop of Hereford had a dovecote on his manor in Ross which brought him 5 s a year in rent.

  • Portions of the vicarage date from the 14th century, and in its garden there is a stone dovecote of great age.

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ETEOTE

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Words Starting With D and Ending With E

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