The Collaborative International Dictionary
Culverhouse \Cul"ver*house`\ (-hous`), n. A dovecote.
Wiktionary
n. A topographic surname for someone who lived near a dovecote, or a metonymic surname for someone involved in maintaining a dovecote
Wikipedia
Culverhouse is an English topographic surname, which originally meaning a person who tended or lived near a dovecote, derived from the Old English culfrehus ("dovecote"). Dovecotes were common on English estates in the medieval period. The name may refer to:
- Gay Culverhouse (born 1947), American academic administrator
- Harry Culverhouse (born 1990), British actor
- Hugh Culverhouse (1919–1994), American lawyer and NFL team owner
- Ian Culverhouse (born 1964), English footballer
- Mike Culverhouse (born 1951), British police officer
- Peter Culverhouse (1972–2003), British cancer patient
Usage examples of "culverhouse".
By the time I was fired by owner Hugh Culverhouse in 1978, I was ready to leave.
As soon as Hugh Culverhouse decided on my title, I probably should have known I could be headed for trouble.
A friend of Culverhouse had recommended that we hire John Mckay as our first coach.
It got to the point where Culverhouse felt Mckay knew more than I did about player personnel, my area of expertise.