"calving jack" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: calving jacks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} calving jack (plural calving jacks)
  1. A device used to assist the birth of a calf when it needs to be helped out of the womb by applying traction.
    Sense id: en-calving_jack-en-noun-1b4JEGH- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Cattle

Inflected forms

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