\Calve\ (k[aum]v), 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.
2. To bring forth young; to produce offspring.
         Canst thou mark when the hinds do calve? --Job
                                               xxxix. 1.
         The grassy clods now calved.          --Molton.

\Calve\, v. i. (Phys. Geog.)
To throw off fragments which become icebergs; -- said of a
glacier.