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   Calve (käv), 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.
   
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   2. To bring forth young; to produce offspring.
   
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   Canst thou mark when the hinds do calve? Job xxxix. 1.
   
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   The grassy clods now calved. Molton.
   
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   3. (Phys. Geog.) To throw off fragments which become icebergs; -- said of a glacier.
   
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