DOVECOTE

PRONUNCIATION: (DUHV-koht or DUHV-kot)

MEANING: noun:
1. A structure with holes for housing domestic pigeons.
2. A settled group, especially one of a quiet, conservative nature.

ETYMOLOGY: From dove, from Old English dufe + cote (shelter, coop), from Old English cote. Earliest documented use: 1425. A synonym is columbarium.
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MOVECOTE - Git yer consarned chickencoop outa here!

DOVE-NOTE - These billets-doux are for the birds.

DOVE NOTE - Having trouble finding that tritone, Signor?