calvingn.

/ˈkɑːvɪŋ/

Etymology: < calve v.¹ + -ing suffix¹.

a. Of kine, etc.: The bringing forth of calves or young.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > order Cetacea (whales) > [noun] > large member of (whale) > female > giving birth

calvinga1398

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Proboscidea (elephants) > [noun] > elephant > female > giving birth

calvinga1398

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > cow > [noun] > that gives birth > giving birth

calvinga1398

coming in1839

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > family Cervidae (deer) > [noun] > female > giving birth

calvinga1398

fawning1598

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xviii. xxx. 1176 After þe caluynge þe femel eteþ tweye maner herbes.

c1420 Pallad. on Husb. viii. 66 Mete in mesure her calvyng wol advannce.

1587 W. Harrison Descr. Eng. (1878) iii. i. ii. 2 A cow..which in six yeeres had sixteene calfes; that is, foure at once in three caluings, and twise twins.

a1854 E. Forbes Lit. Papers 152 Bay-whaling, a practice destructive to the cow whales about the time of calving.

b. transferred of a glacier or ice-berg.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > ice > body of ice > glacier > [noun] > action of throwing off piece of ice

calving1837

the world > the earth > water > ice > body of ice > iceberg > [noun] > action of throwing off piece of ice

calving1837

1837 G. G. Macdougall tr. W. A. Graah Narr. Exped. East Coast Greenland 48 An occasional report, caused by the calving of the ice-blink.

Compounds

calving-season n.

ΚΠ

1881 P. B. Du Chaillu Land Midnight Sun II. 197 The reindeers' calving season.

calving-time n.

ΚΠ

1528 T. Paynell tr. Arnaldus de Villa Nova in Joannes de Mediolano Regimen Sanitatis Salerni sig. E ij b Hare fleshe and hartis fleshe..best before caluing tyme.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

calvingadj.

Etymology: -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcalving.

Bearing calves.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > order Cetacea (whales) > [adjective] > of or like a whale > expecting or giving birth

calving1886

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Proboscidea (elephants) > [adjective] > relating to elephants > pregnant

calving1886

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > family Cervidae (deer) > [adjective] > pregnant or giving birth

in fawn1872

calving1886

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > cow > [adjective] > pregnant or near to giving birth > giving birth

calving1886

1886 York Herald 10 Aug. 7/4 Calving cows made up to £19..calving heifers £12 10s. each.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	calving
释义	calvingn. /ˈkɑːvɪŋ/ Etymology: < calve v.¹ + -ing suffix¹. a. Of kine, etc.: The bringing forth of calves or young. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Cetacea (whales) > [noun] > large member of (whale) > female > giving birth calvinga1398 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Proboscidea (elephants) > [noun] > elephant > female > giving birth calvinga1398 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > cow > [noun] > that gives birth > giving birth calvinga1398 coming in1839 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > family Cervidae (deer) > [noun] > female > giving birth calvinga1398 fawning1598 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xviii. xxx. 1176 After þe caluynge þe femel eteþ tweye maner herbes. c1420 Pallad. on Husb. viii. 66 Mete in mesure her calvyng wol advannce. 1587 W. Harrison Descr. Eng. (1878) iii. i. ii. 2 A cow..which in six yeeres had sixteene calfes; that is, foure at once in three caluings, and twise twins. a1854 E. Forbes Lit. Papers 152 Bay-whaling, a practice destructive to the cow whales about the time of calving. b. transferred of a glacier or ice-berg. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > ice > body of ice > glacier > [noun] > action of throwing off piece of ice calving1837 the world > the earth > water > ice > body of ice > iceberg > [noun] > action of throwing off piece of ice calving1837 1837 G. G. Macdougall tr. W. A. Graah Narr. Exped. East Coast Greenland 48 An occasional report, caused by the calving of the ice-blink. Compounds calving-season n. ΚΠ 1881 P. B. Du Chaillu Land Midnight Sun II. 197 The reindeers' calving season. calving-time n. ΚΠ 1528 T. Paynell tr. Arnaldus de Villa Nova in Joannes de Mediolano Regimen Sanitatis Salerni sig. E ij b Hare fleshe and hartis fleshe..best before caluing tyme. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2020). calvingadj. Etymology: -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcalving. Bearing calves. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Cetacea (whales) > [adjective] > of or like a whale > expecting or giving birth calving1886 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Proboscidea (elephants) > [adjective] > relating to elephants > pregnant calving1886 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > family Cervidae (deer) > [adjective] > pregnant or giving birth in fawn1872 calving1886 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > cow > [adjective] > pregnant or near to giving birth > giving birth calving1886 1886 York Herald 10 Aug. 7/4 Calving cows made up to £19..calving heifers £12 10s. each. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.a1398adj.1886
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