dove·cote (d?v?k?t?, -k?t?) also dove·cot (-k?t?)n. A compartmental structure, often raised on a pole, for housing domesticated pigeons.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.dovecote (?d?v?k??t) or dovecotn (Architecture) a structure for housing pigeons, often raised on a pole or set on a wall, containing compartments for the birds to roost and lay eggsCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014dove?cote (?d?v?ko?t) also dove?cot (-k?t) n. a structure, usu. at a height above the ground, for housing domestic pigeons. [1375?1425] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.