poikia — meaning in English

English meaning

• calve verb To give birth to a calf.
• litter noun Rubbish or trash left lying around in a public place.

Senses

poikia is used for these senses in English:

• calve (transitive, figuratively, especially of an ice shelf, a glacier, an ice sheet, or even an iceberg) To shed (a large piece, e.g. an iceberg); to set loose (a mass of ice), e.g. a block of ice (coming off an iceberg).
• litter (transitive) To give birth to, in the manner of animals.

calve — full definition

1. verb To give birth to a calf.
2. verb To break off a large piece of ice, as a glacier or ice shelf does.

litter — full definition

1. noun Rubbish or trash left lying around in a public place.
2. noun All the baby animals born to one mother at the same time.
3. noun Granular material used to absorb a pet's waste, especially for cats.
4. verb To leave trash scattered around; to make a place untidy.

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