A small house or box, raised to a considerable height above the ground, and having compartments, in which domestic pigeons breed; a dove house.

plural of dovecote

Alternative form of dovecote

plural of dovecot

(idiomatic) A disturbance, usually one caused within a group of people who are generally placid and unexcited.

present participle of flutter the dovecote

Alternative form of flutter the dovecote

simple past tense and past participle of flutter the dovecote

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flutter the dovecote

(idiomatic) To create a disturbance, usually within a group of people who are generally placid and unexcited.