Culver
//ˈkʌlvə// name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A dove or pigeon, now specifically of the species Columba palumbus. UK
"Had he ſo doen, he had him ſnatcht away, / More light then Culuer in the Faulcons fiſt."
- 2 A culverin, a kind of handgun or cannon.
"Falcon and culver on each tower / Stood prompt, their deadly hail to shower; […]"
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
- 2 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Marshall County, Indiana.
- 3 A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Ottawa County, Kansas.
- 4 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Elliott County, Kentucky.
- 5 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community and township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota.
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- 6 A number of places in the United States:; An extinct town in Bates County, Missouri.
- 7 A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Jefferson County, Oregon.
Example
More examples""When I look at local news and see what's happening, I'm pessimistic,'' said Kathleen Culver, journalism professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English culver, from Old English culufre, culfre, culfer, possibly borrowed from Vulgar Latin *columbra, from Latin columbula (“little pigeon”), from Latin columba (“pigeon, dove”).
Etymology 2
From culverin, perhaps by confusion with culver (“dove or pigeon”).
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