culver

[ kuhl-ver ]

/ ˈkʌl vər /

noun British Dialect.

a dove or pigeon.

Nearby words

culturist, culturology, culturomics, cultus, cultus coolee, culver, culver city, culver hole, culver's root, culverin, culvert

Origin of culver

before 900; Middle English; Old English culfer, culfre < Vulgar Latin *columbra, for Latin columbula, equivalent to columb(a) dove + -ula -ule

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Examples from the Web for culver

As Culver endured the Phoenix heat, Romney raised $2 million at his Scottsdale fundraiser, his campaign said.
Obama Piles On Arizona After Supreme Court Immigration Ruling|Terry Greene Sterling|June 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
From a 1,580-calorie slice of cake to Culver's "Concrete Mixer," The Daily Beast ranks the 22 unhealthiest chocolate desserts.
22 Chocolate Desserts That Kill|The Daily Beast|February 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST
We were being bounced all over," said Culver, "and it's all my fault?
'Our Teddy Changed America'|Adam Clymer|August 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The cul of culver or culfre and columba was probably the Irish Kil: hence the umba of columba may be connoted with imp.
Archaic England|Harold Bayley

Colonel Culver had been right: their rifles outranged the flame-throwers.
Two Thousand Miles Below|Charles Willard Diffin
My dear Mr. Culver, believe me, I have seen far more of marriage than you have.
The Title|Arnold Bennett
In a few minutes, aided by Baley and Culver, he sighted the gun, aiming for the outstretched yardarms of the schooner.
The Boy Scouts of the Life Saving Crew|Robert Shaler
Mr. Culver went down town to a friend of his and borrowed a small car.
The Girl Scouts at Home|Katherine Keene Galt

British Dictionary definitions for culver

culver

/ (ˈkʌlvə) /

noun

an archaic or poetic name for pigeon 1, dove 1

Word Origin for culver

Old English culfre, from Latin columbula a little dove, from columba dove

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