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stock dove

[duhv]
–noun
a cosmopolitan wild pigeon, Columba oenas, of Europe.

Origin:
1300–50; ME stokdove; cf. G Stocktaube; so called because it nests in hollow tree trunks
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stock dove   (dŭv)   
n.  A common Old World bird (Columba oenas) having grayish plumage.

[Probably from its living in hollow tree trunks.]
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