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flutter the dovecotes

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dove⋅cote

[duhv-koht]
–noun
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.
Also, dove⋅cot [duhv-kot] .


Origin:
1375–1425; late ME; see dove 1 , cote
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