Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary📕
culver kul′vėr, n. a dove: a
pigeon.—n.Cul′ver-key,
an herb, probably the columbine, having key-shaped
flowerets.—adj.Cul′vertailed, dovetailed. [A.S.
culfre, prob. from L. columba.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book⛵
culver A Saxon word for pigeon, whence Culver-cliff, Reculvers, &c., from being resorted to by those birds. [Latin, columba; b and v are often interchanged.]
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