Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

doocot

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: doocot
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Example Sentences

"The rock dove has so interbred with the feral pigeons from doocots and racing pigeon lofts that, as a pure species, it may possibly now be extinct in Britain."

Etymology

Borrowed from Scots.

Inflected Forms

doocots (plural)

Questions

What does doocot mean?: dovecote
Where does doocot come from?: Borrowed from Scots.

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