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单词 dovecote
释义 dovecote
 /duv"koht'/,  n.  
  1. a structure, usually at a height above the ground, for housing domestic pigeons.
  2. flutter the dovecotes, to cause a stir in a quiet or conservative institution or group: The flamboyant manner of the tourists fluttered the dovecotes of the sleepy New England town.
 Also, dovecot /duv"kot/.
 [1375-1425; late ME; see DOVE1, COTE]
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