DOVE, DOVECOTE
NOUNS
..825 ► CULVER a dove, a pigeon
1340 ► CULVER-HOUSE a dovecote→ obs.
1475 ► DOVESS a female dove→ obs.
1565 ► CULVER-HOLE a dovecote→ obs.
1854 ► RAIN DOVE the mourning dove → Amer. dial.
1940 ► RAIN CROW the mourning dove → Amer. dial.
1941 ► PIGEONNIER a dovecote → Amer. dial.
1951 ► RAINBIRD the mourning dove → Amer. dial.
VERBS
1677 ► CURR to make a low murmuring sound, like the cooing of a dove
1922 ► ROOCOOCOO to coo; said of a dove or pigeon
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