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Definitions for: Calve [v] birth; of certain mammals
[v] release ice; of icebergs or glaciers
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: break up, have young
See Also: divide, litter, part, separate
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