dovecotePronunciation: /ˈdʌvkɒt/ (also dovecot)Translate dovecote | into German Definition of dovecote noun a shelter with nest holes for domesticated pigeons. Phrases flutter the dovecotes (also cause a flutter among the dovecotes) startle or upset a sedate or conventionally minded community: it is his promotion that will flutter the dovecotes most of alldovecote in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of dovecote in the US English dictionary