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DOVECOTE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dovecote mean?
• DOVECOTE (noun)
The noun DOVECOTE has 1 sense:
1. a birdhouse for pigeons
Familiarity information: DOVECOTE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A birdhouse for pigeons
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
columbarium; columbary; dovecote
Hypernyms ("dovecote" is a kind of...):
birdhouse (a shelter for birds)
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