Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dovecot

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables: dove-cot
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of dovecote.

name

An eastern suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ4191).

Example Sentences

"In 1430 King's College, Cambridge, sells the pigeon's dung from its dovecot for 2s. 8d., in 1461 for 3s., in 1537 for 4s."

Inflected Forms

dovecots (plural)

Questions

What does dovecot mean?: Alternative spelling of dovecote.

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