CULVERS

Noun

culvers

plural of culver

Source: Wiktionary


CULVER

Cul"ver (k"vr), n. Etym: [AS. culfre, perh. fr. L. columba.]

Definition: A dove. "Culver in the falcon's fist." Spenser.

Cul"ver, n. Etym: [Abbrev. fr. Culverin.]

Definition: A culverin. Falcon and culver on each tower Stood prompt their deadly hail to shower. Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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