Definition of Calve
Pronunciation:
käv
v. i.
1.
To
bring
forth
a
calf
.
[
imp
. &
p
.
p
.
Calved
3
;
p
.
pr
. &
vb
.
n
.
Calving
.]
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.
3.
(Phys. Geog.)
To
throw
off
fragments
which
become
icebergs
; -
said
of
a
glacier
.
Related Words
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up
,
divide
,
part
,
separate
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