verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a cow calves (= produces a calf, a young cow )
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At this time of year the cows are calving.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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All was well at first, but when she calved it was another story.
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An estimated one-third of whale calves die in their first year.
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Another day, George rounded up some yearling calves for sale.
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His wife had invariably been to lambing and, sometimes, calving courses.
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It is an early-maturing breed, capable of calving at two years old.
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Nobody knew more about lambing and calving than a veterinary surgeon so he was invited to instruct.
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So why was he fired for putting a chart of caribou calving areas on the internet?
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They are surprisingly early maturing: like the Jersey, they have been known to calve even younger than two years old.