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calve

calve \'kav, 'ka.v\ vb [ME calven, fr. OE cealfian, fr. cealf calf] 1: to 
   give birth to a calf; also : to produce offspring  of an ice mass  2: to 
   separate or break so that a part becomes detached  1: to produce by birth  
   of an ice mass  2: to let become detached