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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Calve \Calve\, v. i. (Phys. Geog.) To throw off fragments which become icebergs; -- said of a glacier. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Calve \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: calve v 1: release ice; of icebergs or glaciers [syn: {break up}] 2: birthe; of certain mammals [syn: {have young}]
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