See Also: calver(dictionary)

calver (iou)



calver adjective & verb. Long obsolete exc. Hist. ME.
[Perh. rel. to Middle Low German keller & from Germanic base meaning 'be cold'.]
A. adjective. Of fish, esp. salmon: fresh; prepared in a now unknown way while alive or newly dead. Cf. CALLER adjective. ME.
b. verb.
verb trans. Prepare (fish) when fresh in a now unknown way. Chiefly as calvered ppl adjective. E17.
verb intrans. Behave as a 'calver' fish when cooked. M17-M18.