Definition of Calving

1. Noun. Giving birth to a calf.

Generic synonyms: Birth, Birthing, Giving Birth, Parturition

Definition of Calving

1. Verb. (present participle of calve) ¹

2. Noun. The act of giving birth to a calf ¹

3. Noun. The breaking away of a mass of ice from an iceberg, glacier etc. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Calving

1. calve [v] - See also: calve

Lexicographical Neighbors of Calving

calvaries
calvarium
calvariums
calvary
calve
calved
calver
calvered
calveren
calvering
calvers
calves
calves' feet
calves' liver
calvin cycle
calving (current term)
calving jack
calvings
calvinistical
calvish
calvities
calvity
calvous
calx
calxes
calycanthus
calycanthus family
calycanthuses
calycate
calyceal

Literary usage of Calving

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Probability of Sea Level Rise by James G. Titus, Vijay K. Narayanan (1998)
"In the absence of any model, two reasonable assumptions would be (a) no change and (b) calving increases proportionately with melting. ..."

2. The Great Ice Age and Its Relation to the Antiquity of Man by James Geikie (1894)
"In this way the glacier journeys for some distance beyond the point at which, had it been Fig. 18.—Glacier calving Iceberg, according to ..."

3. Dairy Farming by George Frederick Warren, Clarence Henry Eckles (1916)
"Milking the Cow before calving. It is the practice of some to milk the heavy ... Care of Cow after calving. The vitality of the cow is low after calving and ..."

4. Cattle Feeding with Sugar Beets, Sugar, Molasses, and Sugar Beet Residuum by Lewis Sharpe Ware (1902)
"A calving cow needs a warm, comfortable stable, and should calving cow. be freely covered with a blanket when the occasion demands; then follow many ..."

5. Catechism of Practical Agriculture by Henry Stephens (1856)
"What symptoms do cows exhibit of calving ? The principal symptom is the filling ... Do cows require assistance in calving ? Cows calve the more easily with ..."

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