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dovecote |
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dovecote [ˈdʌvˌkəʊt], dovecot [ˈdʌvˌkɒt] n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) 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 ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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And sometimes, also, do I find a fugitive creature in my dovecote, which is alien to me, and trembleth when I lay my hand upon it. Laurie came sneaking into the kitchen of the Dovecote one Saturday, with an excited face, and was received with the clash of cymbals, for Hannah clapped her hands with a saucepan in one and the cover in the other. Had ye slain him it would have been an ill day for you, for Robin Hood would have harried your town as the kestrel harries the dovecote. |
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