dovecote
noun
a structure, usually at a height above the ground, for housing domestic pigeons.
dovecot
-
a variation of
dovecote.
Example Sentences
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The site also includes a rare 16th Century beehive-shaped dovecot and a private chapel.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2026
An ancient manorial pigeon-house or dovecot still remains at Patcham, sturdily built of Sussex flints, banded with brick, and wonderfully buttressed.
From The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
Endeavoring to console ourselves by petting our four remaining birds, we could not forget this disappointment, and all day long the dovecot remained the center of attraction.
From The Swiss Family Robinson or, Adventures on a Desert Island by Jean Rudolph Wyss
I was standing by the draw-well yonder, looking, I now bethink me, at the dovecot, where I suspected thieves; and in a humour somewhat of the sharpest, I trow.
From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 by John Roby
Late in the day Franz and his mother went out to provide for supper, but the child returned directly, exclaiming that we must hasten to the dovecot to see something beautiful.
From The Swiss Family Robinson or, Adventures on a Desert Island by Jean Rudolph Wyss
