\Cul"ver\ (k?"v?r), n. [AS. culfre, perh. fr. L.
columba.]
A dove. ``Culver in the falcon's fist.'' --Spenser.

\Cul"ver\, n. [Abbrev. fr. {Culverin}.]
A culverin.
      Falcon and culver on each tower Stood prompt their
      deadly hail to shower.                   --Sir W.
                                               Scott.