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calved

/kævd/ /kɑvd/

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verb

To give birth to a calf

Examples :

"The farmer watched as his cow calved in the barn. "

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verb

To assist in a cow's giving birth to a calf

Examples :

"The farmer calved the cow, helping her give birth to a healthy calf. "

agriculture animal biology

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verb

To give birth to (a calf)

Examples :

"The cow calved in the pasture early this morning, and the farmer was happy to see a healthy calf. "

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verb

(especially of an ice shelf, a glacier, an ice sheet, or even an iceberg) to shed a large piece, e.g. an iceberg or a smaller block of ice (coming off an iceberg)

Examples :

"The glacier was starting to calve even as we watched."

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verb

(especially of an iceberg) to break off

Examples :

"The sea was dangerous because of icebergs calving off the nearby glacier."

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verb

(especially of an ice shelf, a glacier, an ice sheet, or even an iceberg) to shed (a large piece, e.g. an iceberg); to set loose (a mass of ice), e.g. a block of ice (coming off an iceberg)

Examples :

"The glacier was starting to calve an iceberg even as we watched."

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