A variant or archaic spelling of dovecot; a structure built to house domesticated pigeons or doves.
From dove plus cot (from Old English cote meaning shelter), with variant spelling douve. Douvecot appears in Middle English texts but was largely replaced by the simpler dovecot.
Medieval dovecots were architectural status symbols—only wealthy landowners could afford them, and the birds inside were precious commodities for food and manure!
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