| Calf (calf) |
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| Calf |
; pl.
Calves (#). [OE. calf, kelf, AS.
cealf; akin to D. kalf, G. kalb, Icel.
k lfr, Sw. kalf, Dan. kalv, Goth.
kalb ; cf. Skr. garbha |
The young of the cow, or of the Bovine
family of quadrupeds. Also, the young of some other mammals, as
of the elephant, rhinoceros, hippopotamus, and whale.
Leather made of the skin of the calf;
especially, a fine, light-colored leather used in bookbinding;
as, to bind books in calf.
An awkward or silly boy or young man;
any silly person; a dolt.
A small island near a larger; as, the
Calf of Man.
A small mass of ice set free from the
submerged part of a glacier or berg, and rising to the
surface.
The
fleshy hinder part of the leg below the knee.
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