English Explanatory Dictionary

calver

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cow that produces young.
adj
  1. Of salmon: freshly caught.
verb
  1. To cut into slices and pickle.
  2. To bear, or be susceptible of, being calvered.
name
  1. A village and civil parish of Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK240745).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.
noun
  1. Abbreviation of calendar versioning.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɑːvə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-calver.wav /ˈkævɚ/

Word forms

calver calvers calvering calvered

Etymology

From calve + -er.

Related words

down-calver first calver second calver
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