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. ]

v. i. 1. To cut in slices and pickle, as salmon. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

For a change, leave calvered salmon and eat sprats. Massinger. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To crimp; as, calvered salmon. Nares. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To bear, or be susceptible of, being calvered; as, grayling's flesh will calver. Catton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) Snapdragon. [ 1913 Webster ]