01 v. i. To bring forth a calf.
imp. & p. p.
Calved; p. pr. & vb. n.
Calving
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1.
To bring forth a calf.
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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.
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3.
To throw off fragments which become icebergs; -- said of a glacier.(Phys. Geog.)