calver
calver · calvers · calvered · calvering
To cut into slices and pickleTo cut into slices and pickle.
Meaning
2 senses(obsolete, transitive)To cut into slices and pickle.
(intransitive, obsolete)To bear, or be susceptible of, being calvered.
Origin
As the adjective predates the verb, possibly from Middle English calver (“interspersed witAs the adjective predates the verb, possibly from Middle English calver (“interspersed with flakes”), from Old English calwer. Cognate with Scots caller.
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Forms
calvers, calvering, calvered, calveredLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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