Calver
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɑːvə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Calver is a noun meaning A cow that produces young.
Meaning
A cow that produces young.
More Meanings
- Of salmon: freshly caught.
- (obsolete, transitive) To cut into slices and pickle.
- (obsolete, intransitive) To bear, or be susceptible of, being calvered.
Example Sentences
calver salmon
Great lords sometimes / For change leave calver'd salmon and eat sprats.
[A Grayling's] flesh will so easily calver that […][it] is very good meat at all times.
My foot-boy shall eat pheasants, calvered salmons, / Knots, godwits, lampreys: I myself will have / The beards of barbels, served instead of salads […]
Word Forms
- calvers
- calvering
- calvered
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include last, calf, down-calver, vealer, calving, milcher.
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