Definition of Calf

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Definition of Calf

Calf

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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Calf Quotations

The lion and the calf shall lie down together but the calf won't get much sleep.
Woody Allen

A good education is usually harmful to a dancer. A good calf is better than a good head.
Agnes de Mille

So Pa sold the little house. He sold the cow and calf. He made hickory bows and fastened them upright to the wagon box. Ma helped him stretch white canvas over them.
Laura Ingalls Wilder

I am still feeling my calf strain, so I have been unable to train this week. I will again have to sit out the weekend action, but the lads are climbing ever higher to safety.
David Ginola

Calf Translations

calf in Dutch is kalf
calf in French is mollet
calf in German is Kalb, Kalb, Wade
calf in Italian is vitello
calf in Norwegian is legg, kalv
calf in Portuguese is vitela, vitelo, barriga
calf in Spanish is ternera, ternero, pantorrilla
calf in Swedish is kalv

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