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Webster 1913 Edition


Ringdove

Ring′doveˊ

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
A European wild pigeon (
Columba palumbus
) having a white crescent on each side of the neck, whence the name. Called also
wood pigeon
, and
cushat
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Ringdove

RING'DOVE

,
Noun.
A species of pigeon, the Columba palumbus, the largest of the European species.