Dictionary  calvePronunciation: (kav, käv), [key] —v., calved, calv•ing. —v.i. 1. to give birth to a calf: The cow is expected to calve tomorrow. 2. (of a glacier, an iceberg, etc.) to break up or splinter so as to produce a detached piece. —v.t. 1. to give birth to (a calf). 2. (of a glacier, an iceberg, etc.) to break off or detach (a piece): The glacier calved an iceberg. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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