"dovehouse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dovehouses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English dovehouse, dove-hows, dufhous, equivalent to dove + house. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|dovehouse}} Middle English dovehouse, {{m|enm|dove-hows}} dove-hows, {{m|enm|dufhous}} dufhous, {{af|en|dove|house}} dove + house Head templates: {{en-noun}} dovehouse (plural dovehouses)
  1. A dovecote. Categories (topical): Animal dwellings Synonyms: dove-house, dove house

Inflected forms

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