dovecote
English
WOTD – 24 December 2011

A dovecote (1) with birds
Alternative forms
Noun
dovecote (plural dovecotes)
Quotations
- 2003, Peter Ackroyd, The Clerkenwell Tales, 2003, p2.
- she could see the malt-house with its dovecote
Synonyms
- columbarium
- doocot (Scottish English)
- dovehouse
Related terms
Translations
house or box in which domestic pigeons breed
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