The spring and early summer round-ups were especially for the branding of calves. From LearnThat.org. [Theodore Roosevelt (1858 - 1919). An Autobiography. 1913.]
Verb (used without object) : The cow is expected to calve tomorrow. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : The glacier calved an iceberg. From Dictionary.com.
Or the aborted calves from the panicked cattle during the attacks. From Wordnik.com. [On Wolves And The Future Of Hunting] Reference
We wean our calves from the cows, and the cows forget about their calves within two days. From Wordnik.com. [Anti-Deer-Hunting Billboard Goes Up in Kansas City] Reference
I had a pistol with me at the time but decided not to shoot her because she had twin calves nearby. From Wordnik.com. [whats the closest call you have ever had hunting like a bear charging,] Reference
They can produce up to 1.5 calves per 2-year period, though three years between calves is probably more normal. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-10-01] Reference
"Wonder where HIS mother is!" says I. "Maybe it's a 'dogie,'" says Larry Eagen -- we calls calves whose mothers have died "dogies.". From Wordnik.com. [Arizona Nights] Reference
I would be drinking whiskey and calling calves puppies. From Wordnik.com. [Home] Reference
A shorts-related anecdote: when Arnold started bodybuilding, his calves were his weakest point. From Wordnik.com. [Yes, I've seen it. You can stop alerting me.] Reference
All the gates were locked with padlocks and the calves were a half a mile from the nearest road. From Wordnik.com. [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference
And by the end of the year, after daily hikes up Mount Ezra, your calves are the sexiest in town. - about. From Wordnik.com. [Stories from The Sun] Reference
To a man of Jones's experience and skill, the capturing of the calves was a ridiculously easy piece of work. From Wordnik.com. [The Last of the Plainsmen] Reference
The calves are a little big, but my calves are kind of small and I do have the same problem with most boots. From Wordnik.com. [Zappos.com: new styles] Reference
I started by wearing them around the house and believe it or not, after just a bit of use, my calves were a bit sore!. From Wordnik.com. [Meg Hemphill: Fitness Shoes: To Wear or Not to Wear] Reference
She tells Us Weekly Tiger was very insecure about his small calves, which is a strange piece of information to pass on. From Wordnik.com. [E! Online (US) - Top Stories] Reference
IMON International has granted loans that Gafurjon has used to buy calves, which is also the reason he needs this loan now. From Wordnik.com. [Kiva Loans] Reference
Amazingly, they fit my calves which is weird since I ride horses and NO boots ever fit my calves. From Wordnik.com. [Nothing to post except shoe shopping - And She Knits Too!] Reference
None of the seals seemed to have deserted the floe, but the ice was crowded with the young "calves" and the adult parents. From Wordnik.com. [Adrift in the Ice-Fields] Reference
Pre-ruminant animals such as calves and lambs also need relatively low-fibre diets until they develop the capacity to digest fibre. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
The lion had slain calves in upland pastures. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 36] Reference
Just my calves are a bit burning, "Klug told the German Press Agency dpa in a telephone interview. From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference
These were the "calves" in the act of suckling, for such is the mode in which the manati nourishes her young. From Wordnik.com. [The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon] Reference
Of 103 embryos injected into foster mothers, 19 calves were born. From Wordnik.com. [Barnyard Bioengineers] Reference
The rabbi reminisced about a dish called pe'tcha, jellied calves 'feet. From Wordnik.com. [Jay Weston: The Atkins "Schmaltz" Diet: Memories of Jewish Food!] Reference
For as long as possible, the keepers are not about to sacrifice any fatted calves. From Wordnik.com. [Saving The Rare Rhinos Of Bohemia] Reference
With such a price tag, elite cows aren't allowed to bear calves at the natural rate of one per year. From Wordnik.com. [Would You Like Fries With Your Clone?] Reference
And researchers at Australia's Monash University, led by Alan Trounson, have produced cloned calves. From Wordnik.com. [Spring Cloning] Reference
PPL should know early next year whether the pregnancies have gone to term and produced healthy calves. From Wordnik.com. [Spring Cloning] Reference
Right whales off Argentina's Valdes Peninsula get separated from their calves by charging tourist boats. From Wordnik.com. [Beware Of The Humans] Reference
But this is easily neutralized by plopping Mr. F on the floor, where my calves make less tender targets. From Wordnik.com. [Brian Gresko: When Baby Starts Testing Limits, Daddy Tries Discipline] Reference
Relax your muscles, progressing from your feet to your calves, thighs, abdomen, shoulders, neck and head. From Wordnik.com. [Relaxation: Ways To Calm Your Mind] Reference
Melanoma, the less common but more deadly form, women often get on their calves but men on the shoulders. From Wordnik.com. [Bottoms bring up the rear in suntan time trials] Reference
The doctors had been working toward this goal for years, implanting artificial hearts in 40 calves and three pigs. From Wordnik.com. [Meeting Robert Tools] Reference
Trackways found this year in South Korea show the marks of scores of tiny, milling brontosaurs, the size of calves. From Wordnik.com. [New Theories And Old Bones Reveal The Lifestyle Of The Dinosaur] Reference
It is believed the two bulls have sired 96 pedigree calves for their herd, which is Scotland's largest herd of Holstein cattle. From Wordnik.com. [Cloned meat: family farm stunned by food safety row] Reference
• Scottish family insist they complied with all the regulations• Pair of bulls bred from clone believed to have sired 96 calves. From Wordnik.com. [Cloned meat: family farm stunned by food safety row] Reference
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