- culfer
- f (-e/-a) culver, pigeon, dove (1)
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
culfer
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culver — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English culfer, from Vulgar Latin *columbra, from Latin columbula, diminutive of Latin columba dove more at columbine Date: before 12th century pigeon … New Collegiate Dictionary
culver — /kul veuhr/, n. Brit. Dial. a dove or pigeon. [bef. 900; ME; OE culfer, culfre < VL *columbra, for L columbula, equiv. to columb(a) dove + ula ULE] * * * … Universalium
culver — cul•ver [[t]ˈkʌl vər[/t]] n. brit. pigeon 1) • Etymology: bef. 900; ME; OE culfer, culfre < VL *columbra, for L columbula=columb(a) dove + ula ule … From formal English to slang
culver — [kul′vər] n. [ME < OE culfer, culufre < VL * columbra, for L columbula, dim. of columba: see COLUMBARIUM] Archaic a dove or pigeon … English World dictionary
