A Saxon word for pigeon, whence Culver-cliff, Reculvers, &c., from being resorted to by those birds. [Latin, columba; b and v are often interchanged.]
·noun A <<Dove>>. II. Culver ·noun A <<Culverin>>. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
North out of Fenchurch Street, on the west side of Ironmongers Hall (S. 141). Partly stopped up and ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
North out of Fenchurch Street at 119 (P.O. Directory). In Langbourn Ward. First mention: O. and M. ...
Tenement called "le Culverkey" near Billingsgate, 2 H. VI. 1423 (Cal. L. Bk. K. p. 20). Mentioned i...
The fastenings of a ship's carlings into the beams. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
Fastened by dove-tailing a way of letting one timber into another, so that they cannot slip asunder....