calve
verbEtymology
From Middle English calven, from Old English *calfian, cealfian, from Proto-West Germanic *kalbōn, from Proto-Germanic *kalbōną (“to calve”), from *kalbaz (“calf”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian koolvje, Dutch kalven, German Low German kalven, German kalben, Swedish kalva, Icelandic kálfa.
Definitions
To give birth to a calf.
- The farmer could tell Bessie was about to calve.
To assist in a cow’s giving birth to a calf.
- The farmer calved Bessie for almost two hours.
To give birth to (a calf).
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To shed a large piece.
- The glacier was starting to calve even as we watched.
To break off.
- The sea was dangerous because of icebergs calving off the nearby glacier.
To shed (a large piece)
To shed (a large piece); to set loose (a mass of ice).
- The glacier was starting to calve an iceberg even as we watched.
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Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at calve. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at calve. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at calve
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