in-calfadj.
/ɪnˈkɑːf/ Of a cow: That is in calf; pregnant.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > cow > [adjective] > pregnant or near to giving birth
with calf1483
encalf1556
in-calf1556
springing1693
in calf1729
down-calving1790
coming in1839
incalving1856
1556 in J. Raine Wills & Inventories Archdeaconry Richmond (1853) 90 To everye of the sonnes of Evan Haddocke..one encalf qwye.
1613 R. Boyle Diary in Lismore Papers (1886) I. 29 I delivered him 30 incalf cows and vj oxen.
1890 Stratford-on-Avon Herald 19 Dec. 6/2 Keeping in-calf cows on the pastures in the bleak days and chilly nights of October and November.
Derivatives
inˈcalver n. a cow in calf.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > cow > [noun] > that gives birth > that is pregnant or about to give birth
springer1765
incalver1886
1886 Leeds Mercury 22 Feb. 6/4 Not so many milch cows and incalvers.
inˈcalving adj.
ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > cow > [adjective] > pregnant or near to giving birth
with calf1483
encalf1556
in-calf1556
springing1693
in calf1729
down-calving1790
coming in1839
incalving1856
1856 Farmer's Mag. Nov. 372 It is their common practice to purchase incalving cows.
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