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veal

[ veel ]

noun

  1. Also 𲹱· [] a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
  2. the flesh of the calf as used for food.


veal

/ ː /

noun

  1. the flesh of the calf used as food
  2. Also calledveal calf a calf, esp one bred for eating
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of veal1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English ve(e)l, from Anglo-French vel (compare Old French veel, veal), from Latin vitellus, diminutive of vitulus “c”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of veal1

C14: from Old French veel, from Latin vitellus a little calf, from vitulus calf
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Known as the Prevention of Cruelty to Farm Animals Act, the 2018 ballot measure establishes minimum space requirements for egg-laying hens, breeding pigs and calves raised for veal.

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I’d say try the veal, but I’m not sure our food supply is secure enough to do that anymore thanks to budget cuts.

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For dinner, the jail served a holiday feast complete with candy, salad, fruit, mashed potatoes and gravy, gelatin — or “gelatine,” as it was spelled in The Times — and even roast veal with sage dressing.

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Famous at the time for its veal pie, tastes hadn’t evolved much by the time Terry arrived in 1974.

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Once the calves are grown, the females are generally sent back to the dairy where they were raised — or to another dairy — while males are sent to feeding lots, veal farms or straight to slaughter.

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