CALVE


Meaning of CALVE in English

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).

[ OE calfian ]

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