dovecote
a structure, usually at a height above the ground, for housing domestic pigeons.
Idioms about dovecote
flutter the dovecotes, to cause a stir in a quiet or conservative institution or group: The flamboyant manner of the tourists fluttered the dovecotes of the sleepy New England town.
Origin of dovecote
1- Also dove·cot [duhv-kot] /ˈdʌv kɒt/ .
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How to use dovecote in a sentence
A rough fellow with a gun was coolly standing near the great dovecot and shooting at the pigeons.
The False Chevalier | William Douw LighthallThey would permit me to go into their dovecot, without retreating; but the dam would often oppose my taking her young ones.
The Book of Curiosities | I. PlattsThe Oorya, not unanxious to play off one parasite against the other, slunk away towards the dovecot.
Kim | Rudyard KiplingHurree Babu come out from behind the dovecot, washing his teeth with ostentatious ritual.
Kim | Rudyard KiplingThey are essentially home-girls, family-girls, doves who cannot exist without a dovecot, however humble.
The Girl of the Period and Other Social Essays, Vol. I (of 2) | Eliza Lynn Linton
British Dictionary definitions for dovecote
dovecot (ˈdʌvˌkɒt)
/ (ˈdʌvˌkəʊt) /
a structure for housing pigeons, often raised on a pole or set on a wall, containing compartments for the birds to roost and lay eggs
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