to calve

Examples

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• The veterinarian assisted the cow as she began to calve in the barn.

• After the long wait, the farmer was excited to see his cow finally calve in the field.

• The cow that was due to calve soon stood at the shallow edge.

  Fiction book (2002)

• Baja is where a lot of whale species winter and then calve in the spring.

  Blog text (5)

• Not tomorrow with the cows calving.

  The Missing (2003)

• Mom said something in the tone she uses when a cow is having trouble calving.

  Fiction book (1998)

• There was a cow there already calving, and the calf's rear legs were out.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Alma, I can't afford not to be there when the heifers calve.

  Brokeback Mountain (2005)

• It's calving.

  Apocalypse of Ice (2020)

• Loping our horses alongside each other, my father and I set out late one afternoon to check for heavy springers in a calving pasture, hoping to catch any expectant cow mother who might be having trouble giving birth, and thus, we hoped, to save both her and the calf.

  Fiction book (2000)

Synonyms

B

to bear

vsto calve

∞ 6.2

To give birth to a child or produce fruit

is specific to certain mammals and only applies to animal offspring

G

to give birth

vsto calve

252 1.4

To have a baby or young animal from your body

is narrower, used only for certain mammals rather than general reproduction

Surface Forms

Etymology