dovecote UK /ˈdʌvkɒt/US /ˈdʌvkɑt/noun 2forms 1phrases 2 noun2 •A small house or box, often raised to a considerable height above the ground, and having compartments (pigeonholes), in which domestic pigeons breed; a dove house.If you haue writ your Annales true, 'tis there, / That like an Eagle in a Doue-cote, I / Flutter'd your Volcians in Corioles. — 1608 •(historical) In medieval Europe, a round or square structure of stone or wood, free-standing or built into a tower, in which pigeons were kept. formsdovecotes Phrases with dovecote flutter in the dovecoteA disturbance, usually one caused within a group of people who are generally placid and unexcited. flutter the dovecoteTo create a disturbance, usually within a group of people who are generally placid and unexcited.
