ducket

noun

1. An aviary or other enclosure for keeping domesticated pigeons; a dovecote.

   At the Kyle-fence end of the ducket Jerry’s recently designed trapdoor allowed Monte a shoofty freedom - even from Grandad - which he never had before.

2. A windowed, box-like structure mounted to the top or side of the brake van of a train, from which the guard has a clearer view along the railway track.

   historical

   Access to the veranda is by means of hinged doors, and a deep ducket or projection is provided on each side to form a lookout.

Where it comes from

Uncertain; perhaps a variant of dovecote. First attested in the late 1900s.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry ducket (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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