culvert

culvert n Usu |ˈkʌlvə(r)t|; also |ˈkʌlbə(r)t| Pronc-spp culbert, cub(b)ert

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1817 Kline’s Weekly Carlisle Gaz. (PA) [24 Apr 3]/2, [Advt:] The subscribers will attend the sale of the following Bridges and Culbert. . . A Culbert between Whitehill’s and Bowman’s. 1848 State Gaz. (Trenton NJ) 4 Dec [2]/2, The contract for doing all the work on the Burlington and Mount Holly Rail Road, including bridges and culberts, . . has been taken by Nelson and Merceles. 1908 DN 3.303 eAL, wGA, Culbert. . . Culvert. 1912 DN 3.574 wIN, Culbert. . . Culvert. Very common. 1927 Ruppenthal Coll.KS, Culbert. 1934 Santa Ana Daily Eve. Register (CA) 22 Aug sec 2 1/3, Fullerton submitted a project for grading, installing and improving culberts, curbs and gutters on Brea boulevard. 1936 Springfield Daily News (MA) 23 May 13/8, County Commissioner Clarence E. Hodgkins told the meeting that actual damage to bridges, roads, culberts and other public property . . amounted to $500,000. 1940–41 Cassidy WI Atlas nwWI, Culbert: culvert. 1942 McAtee Dial. Grant Co. IN 21 AL, wIN, MO (as of 1890s), Culbert . . [for] culvert, the latter never heard. 1949 PADS 11.5 wTX, Culbert. 1950 PADS 13.22 sKY, Culbert. 1954 Harder Coll. cwTN, Cubert, culbert: culvert. “Them two cuberts ’ll git ’im two more votes. . . ” “Sunday night it rained so hard the culberts did not hold the water.” 1960 Criswell Resp. to PADS 20 Ozarks, Culvert. . . [ˈkʌlbɚt]. Invariable pronunciation through the last fifty years up through the present. c1960 Wilson Coll. csKY, Culvert is often /kʌlbət/. 1964 Daily Sentinel (Sitka AK) 3 July 2/7, The Siana river and Ahtell Creek bridges . . were destroyed and minor bridges and culberts were washed out on the balance of the road. 1968 DARE (Qu. N24, A ditch along the side of a graded road) Inf OH39, Culbert. 1976 Bakersfield Californian (CA) 14 Mar 39/6, [Advt:] Concrete Work, patios, . . access bridges and culberts. 2005 Williams Gratitude 488 wNC (as of 1940s), Cubbert: (1) culvert (2) cupboard. 2012 N. Vernon Sun (IN) 21 Feb 12/7, Notice to Taxpayers of Proposed Additional Appropriations. . . Small Bridges/Culberts 50,000.00.