calved
Pronunciation: [kælvd]
Word
Context: "animal husbandry"
(verb) to give birth to a calf, which is a young cow or bull. When a cow calved, it means she has had her baby, the calf.
Example
The farmer was happy because the cow calved and had a healthy calf.
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The cow did not calve this year, so the farmer was worried.
Example
Did you see if the cow calved yet?
Context: "geology"
(verb) to break off and fall as ice or glacier, similar to how a piece of ice might break off from an iceberg. This happens when a large piece of ice splits away.
Example
Large chunks of ice calved from the glacier and floated away in the ocean.
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The glacier did not calve this season, so we weren’t able to see any ice break off.
Example
How much ice do you think calved off the glacier last winter?
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