A Scottish and Northern English dialect word for a dovecote, a structure with compartments for housing pigeons or doves.
Possibly from Old English or Norse origins, with '-it' or '-et' as a diminutive suffix; related to keeping domesticated birds in Scotland and Northern England.
Medieval England had dovecotes on almost every manor because pigeons were a status symbol and a reliable food source in winter—'dookit' is a Scottish word for these practical buildings that fed noble families.
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