dovecote

  1. Noun.  A small house or box, raised to a considerable height above the ground, and having compartments, in which domestic pigeons breed; a dove house.
  2. Noun.  In medieval Europe, a round or square structure of stone or wood, free-standing or built into a tower, in which pigeons were kept.

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