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Calver vs Calves - What's the difference?

calver | calves |

As nouns the difference between calver and calves

is that calver is a cow that produces young while calves is plural of lang=en.

As verbs the difference between calver and calves

is that calver is to cut into slices and pickle while calves is third-person singular of calve.

calver

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(en noun)
  • A cow that produces young.
    • Related terms
    * down-calver * first calver * second calver

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To cut into slices and pickle.
  • * (Massinger)
    • For a change, leave calvered salmon and eat sprats.
  • (obsolete) To crimp.
    • calvered salmon
    (Nares)
  • (obsolete) To bear, or be susceptible of, being calvered.
    • grayling's flesh will calver
    (Catton)
    (Webster 1913)

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    calves

    English

    Noun

    (head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (calve)

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