[syn: calve, have young]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Calve \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.
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2. To bring forth young; to produce offspring.
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Canst thou mark when the hinds do calve? --Job
xxxix. 1.
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The grassy clods now calved. --Molton.
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3. (Phys. Geog.) To throw off fragments which become
icebergs; -- said of a glacier.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
calve
v 1: release ice; "The icebergs and glaciers calve" [syn:
calve, break up]
2: birth; "the whales calve at this time of year" [syn: calve,
have young]