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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Calve \Calve\ (k[aum]v), verb (used without an object) [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.
3. (Phys. Geog.) To throw off fragments which become icebergs; -- said of a glacier. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
calve
verb
1: release ice; "The icebergs and glaciers calve" [syn: {break up}]
2: birth; "the whales calve at this time of year" [syn: {have young}]
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