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dovehouse

dovehouse noun: a dovecote.

Noun

dovehouse (plural dovehouses)

  1. A dovecote.

Forms of dovehouse

pluraldovehouses
alternative formdove-house
alternative formdove house

Origin of dovehouse

From Middle English dovehouse, dove-hows, dufhous, equivalent to dove + house.

Questions about dovehouse

What does dovehouse mean?
Dovehouse means a dovecote.
What part of speech is dovehouse?
Dovehouse is a noun.
What is the plural of dovehouse?
The plural of dovehouse is dovehouses.

Words near dovehouse in the dictionary

  1. dovecot
  2. dovecote
  3. dovecotes
  4. dovecots
  5. Dovedale
  6. dovehouse
  7. dovehouses
  8. doveish
  9. doveishly
  10. dovekey
  11. dovekeys

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