dovecot

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English

Etymology

See dovecote § Etymology.

Pronunciation

See dovecote § Pronunciation.

Noun

dovecot (plural dovecots)

  1. Alternative form of dovecote
    • 1882: In 1430 King's College, Cambridge, sells the pigeon's dung from its dovecot for 2s. 8d., in 1461 for 3s., in 1537 for 4s. — James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, Volume 4, p. 412.

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