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calve

calve [ kav, kaav ] (past and past participle calved, present participle calv·ing, 3rd person present singular calves)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. give birth to calf: to give birth to a calf

2. split: to release a mass of ice that breaks away ( refers to a glacier or iceberg )

[ Old English calfian< cælf "calf"]
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