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Also Inflected form of dive

dove

UK/dʌv/ US/doʊv/ fairly common slang us

noun

1.

any of numerous small pigeons

2.

someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations

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3.
4.

flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled

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5.

an emblem of peace

Origin

From Middle English douve, dove, duve, from Old English *dūfe (“dove, pigeon”), from Proto-West Germanic *dūbā, from Proto-Germanic *dūbǭ (“dove, pigeon”).

Phrases

  • Asian emerald dove
  • bar-shouldered dove
  • Barbary dove
  • beautiful fruit dove
  • blue ground dove
  • collared dove
  • cuckoo dove
  • cushat dove
  • Dove Dale
  • Rolleston on Dove

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