[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

calve \calve\ kaumv, 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.
see also:
calved calving calf 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

calve
     v 1: release ice; "the icebergs and glaciers calve" syn: break
          up
     2: birth; "the whales calve at this time of year" syn: have
        young
see also:
break up have young 

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