Flutter the dove-cotes
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noun
Idioms 1.
a structure, usually at a height above the ground, for housing domestic pigeons.
2.
flutter the dovecotes, to cause a stir in a quiet or conservative institution or group: The flamboyant manner of the tourists fluttered the dovecotes of the sleepy New England town.
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dovecote or dovecot (ˈdʌvˌkəʊt, ˈdʌvˌkɒt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| a structure for housing pigeons, often raised on a pole or set on a wall, containing compartments for the birds to roost and lay eggs | |
| dovecot or dovecot | |
| —n | |
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Flutter the dove-cotes
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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