culver
culver · culvers
A dove or pigeon, now specifically of the species Columba palumbusA dove or pigeon, now specifically of the species Columba palumbus.
/ˈkʌlvə/
Meaning
2 senses(UK)A dove or pigeon, now specifically of the species Columba palumbus.
A culverin, a kind of handgun or cannon.
Origin
From Middle English culver, from Old English culufre, culfre, culfer, possibly borrowed frFrom 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”).
From culverin, perhaps by confusion with culver (“dove or pigeon”).
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Forms
plural: culversSynonyms
3 synonymswood pigeonwood-pigeonwoodpigeon