culver
Plural: culvers
Noun
- An archaic or poetic term for a pigeon or dove.
- A dove or pigeon, now specifically of the species Columba palumbus.
- A culverin, a kind of handgun or cannon.
Examples
- He hoped a CULVER would land on his triple word score, but only basic words appeared.
Origin / Etymology
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”).
Synonyms
wood pigeon, wood-pigeon, woodpigeon
Scrabble Score: 11
culver: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordculver: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
culver: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
culver: valid Words With Friends Word