J. C. Shairp||Cul"tus (k?l"t?s), n. sing. &
pl.; E. pl. Cultuses (-&?;z). [L.,
cultivation, culture. See Cult.] Established or
accepted religious rites or usages of worship; state of religious
development. Cf. Cult, 2.
Cul"tus cod` (k?d`). [Chinook cultus of little
worth.] (Zoöl.) See Cod, and Buffalo
cod, under Buffalo.
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.
Cul"ver*house` (-hous`), n. A
dovecote.
Cul"ver*in (k?l"v?r-?n), n.[F.
coulevrine, prop. fem. of couleuvrin like a
serpent, fr. couleuvre adder, fr. L. coluber,
colubra.] A long cannon of the 16th century, usually
an 18-pounder with serpent-shaped handles.
Trump, and drum, and roaring culverin.
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