Definition of "dovecot" [dove•cot]

• A dovecote. (noun)

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• "Peeping out, I saw that between me and the dovecot was a piece of bare cobbled ground, where no foot marks would allow."
• "Peeping out, I saw that between me and the dovecot was a piece of bare cobbled ground, where no footmarks would show."
• "His father and mother incidentally taught him as much as Mr. Ready: his love of painting and music was fostered, indirectly: and in the 'dovecot' bookshelf above the fireplace in his bedroom, were the precious volumes within whose sway and magic was his truest life."