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culver.

A dove or pigeon, now specifically of the species Columba palumbus.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkʌlvə/
  1. A dove or pigeon, now specifically of the species Columba palumbus.

    UK
Where this word comes from

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”).

noun/ˈkʌlvə/
  1. A culverin, a kind of handgun or cannon.

Where this word comes from

From culverin, perhaps by confusion with culver (“dove or pigeon”).

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