dovehouse

Birds' communal roost

A dovehouse is a structure built to house domesticated pigeons or doves, typically a small building or large box with compartments for nesting.

The word is older and more literary than the synonymous dovecote: The old dovehouse stood empty in the manor garden.

structure

cote

Bird or sheep shelter

  • loftSpace beneath the roof
  • perchResting spot for birds
  • roostBird's sleeping spot

nesting · enclosure · housing · rafters · ledges · compartments · entrance · tower · walls · roof

pigeons

pigeon

Stout urban bird

fancier · cooing · plumage · feathers · beak · fledglings · brooding · eggs · incubation · flight

symbolism

peace

Freedom from disturbance

innocence · purity · gentleness · sanctuary · refuge · haven · grace · devotion · fidelity · spirit

husbandry

breeding

Reproductive cultivation of organisms

training · birdseed · waterer · cleaning · culling · selection · keeping · tending · racing · messages

Opposites
bird species housed

dovehousechicken coop

Enclosed poultry dwelling

henhouse · mews · falconry · owlery · poultry house

symbolic association

dovehousewolf den

Wild canine dwelling

war room · lion's den · snake pit · arsenal

Family

house, dove, household, doves, dovetail, dovecote, dovecot

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G