culver

[ kuhl-ver ]

/ ˈkʌl vər /

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noun British Dialect.

a dove or pigeon.

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Origin of culver

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

Words nearby culver

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

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How to use culver in a sentence

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
Leah Culver is a software engineer and entrepreneur in San Francisco.
Is There a Gender Divide in Startups?|Leah Culver|August 31, 2010|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 most entertaining of the latter came from John Culver, a former senator from Iowa and a college chum of Kennedy's.
'Our Teddy Changed America'|Adam Clymer|August 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Miss Culver, if a disclosure means your leaving home I won't agree to any disclosure whatever.
The Title|Arnold Bennett
Mrs. Culver, you make me feel very guilty, plunging in at a moment's notice and demanding a whole dinner in a fatless world.
The Title|Arnold Bennett
Culver rises, clears his throat, and obviously braces himself for a final effort of firmness .
The Title|Arnold Bennett
I even joined a Sunday school class because charming Miss Culver was the teacher.
A Son of the Middle Border|Hamlin Garland
Mrs. Culver felt her responsibility, and considered it her privilege as well as duty to keep a motherly eye upon the young master.
The Cleverdale Mystery or, The Machine and its Wheels|W. A. Wilkins

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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