CALVER

Etymology 1

Noun

calver (plural calvers)

A cow that produces young.

Etymology 2

Verb

calver (third-person singular simple present calvers, present participle calvering, simple past and past participle calvered)

(obsolete, transitive) To cut into slices and pickle.

(obsolete, intransitive) To bear, or be susceptible of, being calvered.

(obsolete, transitive) To crimp.

Anagrams

• carvel, claver

Source: Wiktionary


Cal"ver, v. i.

1. To cut in slices and pickle, as salmon. [Obs.] For a change, leave calvered salmon and eat sprats. Massinger.

2. To crimp; as, calvered salmon. Nares.

Cal"ver, v. i.

Definition: To bear, or be susceptible of, being calvered; as, grayling's flesh will calver. Catton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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