culver

[ kuhl-ver ]

noun

, British Dialect.

1. a dove or pigeon.

culver

/ ˈkʌlvə /

noun

1. an archaic or poetic name for pigeon 1 dove 1

Word History and Origins

Origin of culver¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of culver¹

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

Example Sentences

As Culver endured the Phoenix heat, Romney raised $2 million at his Scottsdale fundraiser, his campaign said.

From The Daily Beast

From a 1,580-calorie slice of cake to Culver's "Concrete Mixer," The Daily Beast ranks the 22 unhealthiest chocolate desserts.

From The Daily Beast

Leah Culver is a software engineer and entrepreneur in San Francisco.

From The Daily Beast

We were being bounced all over," said Culver, "and it's all my fault?

From The Daily Beast

The most entertaining of the latter came from John Culver, a former senator from Iowa and a college chum of Kennedy's.

From The Daily Beast

Miss Culver, if a disclosure means your leaving home I won't agree to any disclosure whatever.

From Project Gutenberg

Mrs. Culver, you make me feel very guilty, plunging in at a moment's notice and demanding a whole dinner in a fatless world.

From Project Gutenberg

Culver rises, clears his throat, and obviously braces himself for a final effort of firmness .

From Project Gutenberg

I even joined a Sunday school class because charming Miss Culver was the teacher.

From Project Gutenberg

Mrs. Culver felt her responsibility, and considered it her privilege as well as duty to keep a motherly eye upon the young master.

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