About The Word Calve
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Calve
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What's The Definition Of Calve?
[v] birth; of certain mammals
[v] release ice; of icebergs or glaciers Synonyms | Synonyms for Calve: break up | have young Related Terms | Find terms related to Calve: See Also | divide | litter | part | separate Calve In Webster's Dictionary \Calve\ (k[aum]v), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Calved} 3; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Calving}.] [AS. cealfian. See {Calf}.]
1. To bring forth a calf. ``Their cow calveth.'' --Job xxi.
10.
2. To bring forth young; to produce offspring.
Canst thou mark when the hinds do calve? --Job
xxxix. 1.
The grassy clods now calved. --Molton.
\Calve\, v. i. (Phys. Geog.) To throw off fragments which become icebergs; -- said of a glacier. |
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