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columbary

American  
[kol-uhm-ber-ee] / ˈkɒl əmˌbɛr i /

noun

plural

columbaries

  1. a dovecote or pigeon house.

Etymology

Origin of columbary

First recorded in 1540–50; columbarium

Example Sentences

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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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