Word Study
calve
CIDE DICTIONARY
calve, v. i. [AS. cealfian. See Calf.].
- To bring forth a calf. Job xxi. 10. [1913 Webster]
- To bring forth young; to produce offspring. [1913 Webster]"Canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?" [1913 Webster]"The grassy clods now calved." [1913 Webster]
- To throw off fragments which become icebergs; -- said of a glacier. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
calve, v.
1 a intr. give birth to a calf. b tr. (esp. in passive) give birth to (a calf).
2 tr. (also absol.) (of an iceberg) break off or shed (a mass of ice).
1 a intr. give birth to a calf. b tr. (esp. in passive) give birth to (a calf).
2 tr. (also absol.) (of an iceberg) break off or shed (a mass of ice).
Etymology
OE calfian
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