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Definition of Calving
1. Noun. Giving birth to a calf.
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
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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