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calf
1[ kaf, kahf ]
noun
- the young of the domestic cow or other bovine animal.
- the young of certain other mammals, as elephants, seals, and whales.
- Informal. an awkward, silly boy or man.
- a mass of ice detached from a glacier, iceberg, or floe.
calf
2[ kaf, kahf ]
noun
- the fleshy part of the back of the human leg below the knee.
calf
1/ ɑː /
noun
- the young of cattle, esp domestic cattle vituline
- the young of certain other mammals, such as the buffalo, elephant, giraffe, and whale
- a large piece of floating ice detached from an iceberg, etc
- kill the fatted calfto celebrate lavishly, esp as a welcome
- another name for calfskin
calf
2/ ɑː /
noun
- the thick fleshy part of the back of the leg between the ankle and the knee sural
Other 51Թ Forms
- · adjective
- · adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of calf1
Origin of calf2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of calf1
Origin of calf2
Idioms and Phrases
- in calf, (of a cow or other animal having calves) pregnant.
- kill the fatted calf, to prepare an elaborate feast in welcome or celebration.
More idioms and phrases containing calf
see kill the fatted calf ; puppy (calf) love .Example Sentences
Mrs Harbron, who has type 1 diabetes, had gone to the A&E department at the hospital complaining of numbness in her foot and severe calf pain.
Since joining the Lakers, people close to the team have praised Doncic for his work to get healthy after missing 22 games because of a calf strain.
The Basques wanted him to stay another season, but Odegaard was beckoned back by Zidane to Madrid, where he started Real's first two games before struggling with a calf injury.
Adding to their vulnerability is their slow reproductive cycle - they mature between six and 10 years of age and females typically give birth to just one calf every two to three years.
His legs are “still messed up” now, he told Bensinger, pulling up a pant leg to reveal a gnarly scarred calf.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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