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down-calver

down-calver noun: a cow or heifer that is about to calve.

Noun

down-calver (plural down-calvers)

  1. (UK, dialectal) A cow or heifer that is about to calve.

Forms of down-calver

pluraldown-calvers

Origin of down-calver

From down- + calve + -er.

Questions about down-calver

What does down-calver mean?
Down-calver means a cow or heifer that is about to calve.
What part of speech is down-calver?
Down-calver is a noun.
What is the plural of down-calver?
The plural of down-calver is down-calvers.

Words near down-calver in the dictionary

  1. down-at-the-heel
  2. down-at-the-heels
  3. down-ballot
  4. down-bow
  5. down-bows
  6. down-calver
  7. down-calvers
  8. down-crested
  9. down-current
  10. down-currents
  11. down-down

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