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Definition of Columbary
1. Noun. A birdhouse for pigeons.
Definition of Columbary
1. n. A dovecote; a pigeon house.
Definition of Columbary
1. Noun. A pigeon house or dovecot. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Columbary
1. [n -RIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Columbary
Literary usage of Columbary
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Glossary of Terms and Phrases by Henry Percy Smith (1883)
"columbary of pigeons [L. columbarium, a dave-cote\ Covey of partridges [Fr.
couvée, brood}. Crew of sailors, wretches. Cry of falcons. ..."
2. Nathan Bailey's Dictionary, English-German and German-English: Englisch by Nathan Bailey (1810)
"Stauben bou Í/ n. dovehouse, pigeon-house, columbary. ... /n. dove-cot, pigeon-cot,
columbary. Stauber> m. cack-pigeon. ..."
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