calf
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) enPR: käf, IPA: /kɑːf/
- (America, Can) enPR: kǎf, IPA: /kæf/
- (AUS, New Zealand, Northern England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland) IPA: /kɐːf/
calf (plural calves)
- A young cow or bull.
- Leather made of the skin of the calf; especially, a fine, light-coloured leather used in bookbinding.
- A young deer, elephant, seal, whale or giraffe (also used of some other animals).
- A chunk of ice broken from a larger glacier, ice shelf, or iceberg.
- A small island, near a larger island.
- the Calf of Man
- A cabless railroad engine.
- (informal, dated) An awkward or silly boy or young man; any silly person; a dolt.
- some silly, doting, brainless calf
- French: veau
- German: (♂♀) Kalb, (♂) Bullenkalb, (♀) Kuhkalb
- Italian: vitello
- Portuguese: bezerro, terneiro, novilho
- Russian: телёнок
- Spanish: becerro, ternero, ternera
- French: éléphanteau, chiot (seal calf; lit., "puppy"), blanchon (seal calf), baleineau (whale calf)
- German: Kalb
- Portuguese: filhote, cria
- Russian: слонёнок
- Spanish: cría
calf (plural calves)
- (anatomy) The back of the leg below the knee.
- The muscle in the back of the leg below the knee.
- 1988, Steve Holman, "Christian Conquers Columbus", Ironman, 47 (6): 28-34.
- Sure, his calves are a little weak, but the rest of his physique is so overwhelming, he should place high.
- 1988, Steve Holman, "Christian Conquers Columbus", Ironman, 47 (6): 28-34.
- French: mollet
- German: Wade
- Italian: polpaccio
- Portuguese: panturrilha
- Russian: и́кра
- Spanish: pantorrilla
- German: Wadenmuskel
- Italian: polpaccio
- Portuguese: tríceps sural
- Russian: и́кра
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