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[ kuhl-ver ] / ˈkʌl vər /
Origin of culverbefore 900; Middle English; Old English culfer, culfre<Vulgar Latin *columbra, for Latin columbula, equivalent to columb(a) dove + -ula-ule Words nearby culverculturist, culturology, culturomics, cultus, cultus coolee, culver, Culver City, culver hole, culverin, Culver's root, culvert Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for culverAs 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 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 cul of culver or culfre and columba was probably the Irish Kil: hence the umba of columba may be connoted with imp. Archaic England|Harold Bayley
Colonel Culver had been right: their rifles outranged the flame-throwers. Two Thousand Miles Below|Charles Willard Diffin My dear Mr. Culver, believe me, I have seen far more of marriage than you have. In a few minutes, aided by Baley and Culver, he sighted the gun, aiming for the outstretched yardarms of the schooner. The Boy Scouts of the Life Saving Crew|Robert Shaler Mr. Culver went down town to a friend of his and borrowed a small car. The Girl Scouts at Home|Katherine Keene Galt
British Dictionary definitions for culver
nounan archaic or poetic name for pigeon 1, dove 1 Word Origin for culverOld English culfre, from Latin columbula a little dove, from columba dove Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |