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dove

dove

5 7.8
The meat of a small pigeon that people eat
  • noun
  • /doʊv/
: pichón
  • And September, a bunch of us guys we get together, go down to Mexico and shoot white wing dove.
  • mourning doves
  • dove hunting
  • dove hunter

Examples

  • It's the best dove hunting in Argentina.

  • I bet they're going to serve dove for dinner.

  • Gentlemen, a piece of dove.

  • Let's eat a dove, be a tiger.

  • So, you buy animals and sheep and doves, and you kill them?

  • Watch out for fields that may be planted for cover crops or dove hunting nearby.

    Blog text (6)
  • Ten years' worth of frozen dove and quail.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Under the pretext of practicing for duck season, dove hunting became the excuse to get out in the field.

    Blog text (28)
  • I have here a dish of doves I would bestow upon your worship.

  • The chef recommended a special recipe featuring dove marinated in herbs and spices.

Synonyms

meat
vsdove
∞ 1.0

The flesh of animals that people eat

is the flesh of a specific small bird rather than animals generally
chicken
vsdove
960 1.0

Meat from a farm bird that people eat

is meat from a different domestic or wild small bird species
turkey
vsdove
371 1.0

The meat of a large farm bird often roasted and eaten

is meat from a smaller pigeon family bird rather than this large bird
duck
vsdove
75 1.0

Meat from the water bird often eaten as food

is meat from a different, usually smaller, land bird species
bird
vsdove
38 1.0

Meat from animals like chicken or duck that people eat

is the flesh of one small feathered species rather than all feathered animals
chicken wing
vsdove
37 1.0

The wing of a chicken cooked and eaten as a snack

refers to the whole bird's flesh rather than a single edible part
poultry
vsdove
22 1.6

Meat from birds like chickens, ducks and turkeys used for food

is meat of a single small bird species rather than a category of domestic birds
goose
vsdove
18 1.0

Meat from the large water bird often eaten at special meals

is meat from a smaller bird species rather than this large waterfowl
rabbit
vsdove
14 1.0

Meat from a small furry mammal used for food

is meat from a bird species rather than from a mammal
fowl
vsdove
11 3.2

Meat from birds like chicken or duck used for food

is the flesh of a particular small bird species rather than birds generally
quail
vsdove
10 6.1

Meat from a small bird often roasted or grilled

is meat from a different small bird species rather than this game bird
squab
vsdove
4 9.9

Meat from a young pigeon that people cook and eat

is the meat of that bird species at any age rather than only young
pheasant
vsdove
4 6.7

Meat from a large wild bird often roasted for food

is meat from a different medium bird species rather than this wild bird
hen
vsdove
2 1.0

Meat from an older female chicken that people use for stewing

is meat from that bird species in general, not specifically older females
hare
vsdove
1 7.0

Meat from a wild animal like a rabbit eaten as food

is the flesh of a bird species rather than the flesh of mammals
hen turkey
vsdove
1 7.4

Meat from a female turkey is more tender and tastes milder

is meat from a different smaller wild or domestic bird species
muttonbird
vsdove
  • Australian
9.0

Meat from a seabird, often from chicks and usually smoked

is meat of a different land or common small bird rather than a seabird

Compounds

1 9.9

A woman, often a prostitute, who people think has a bad reputation

1 6.2

A small wild bird in North America that makes a soft, sad cooing sound

1 3.4

A pale grey pigeon with black-striped wings from Europe and Asia

Surface Forms

dove singular
doves plural

Etymology

The word dove also names the bird when it is used as 'food', because people have eaten these small birds for a long time, so in cooking 'dove' can mean the bird's meat.