'Calved' definitions:

Definition of 'Calved'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To bring forth young; to produce offspring. [1913 Webster]
  • Canst thou mark when the hinds do calve? --Job xxxix. 1. [1913 Webster]
  • The grassy clods now calved. --Molton. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Phys. Geog.) To throw off fragments which become icebergs; -- said of a glacier. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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