culver

[ kuhl-ver ]

noun

, British Dialect.

1. a dove or pigeon.

culver

/ ˈkʌlvə /

noun

1. an archaic or poetic name for pigeon 1 dove 1

Word History and Origins

Origin of culver¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English culfer, culfre < Vulgar Latin *columbra, for Latin columbula, equivalent to columb ( a ) dove + -ula -ule

Word History and Origins

Origin of culver¹

Old English culfre, from Latin columbula a little dove, from columba dove

Example Sentences

More than a half dozen cities in Southern California require soft-story apartment buildings to be retrofitted — Los Angeles, Torrance, Pasadena, Santa Monica, Culver City, West Hollywood and Beverly Hills.

From Los Angeles Times

Born in Culver City and raised in a middle-class Pasadena family, White was taught to work hard and be grateful for what he had.

From Los Angeles Times

TikTok has a significant presence in Culver City, employing roughly 440 people there, according to city estimates.

From Los Angeles Times

Earlier this year, TikTok notified the state of California that it would lay off 58 employees in Culver City in July “due to restructuring.”

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The driver exited the freeway, then reentered going south, finally exiting at Culver Boulevard in Culver City, where it crashed into the side of the home.

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