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- [v] birth; of certain mammals
- [v] release ice; of icebergs or glaciers
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| | Synonyms: | | break up, have young |
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| | See Also: | | divide, litter, part, separate |
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\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.
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