columbary
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of columbary
First recorded in 1540–50; see origin at columbarium
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There was hardly a house in Wych that did not have its pigeon-cote, from the great round columbary in the Rectory garden to the few holes in a gable-end of some steep-roofed cottage.
From The Altar Steps by MacKenzie, Compton
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