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 calving
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 Calve v. i. [imp. & p. p. Calved 3; p. pr. & vb. n. Calving.]
 1. To bring forth a calf. “Their cow calveth.”
 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.
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 calving
      n : giving birth to a calf