dovecote
- n a birdhouse for pigeons
- Despite the sizable dovecote in the upper chamber, not one Senator endorsed him; McCarthy was alone in the arena.
- To O'Dwyer, that makes Javits a Jacob-come-lately to the dovecote.
- With Molotov's words, the dovecote sound of Malenkov's "coexistence" and "good life" line gave way to the anvil clank of the old Stalinesque "tough" line.