Calf

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1. Noun

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.

2. Noun

Leather made of the skin of the calf; especially, a fine, light-colored leather used in bookbinding; as, to bind books in calf.

3. Noun

An awkward or silly boy or young man; any silly person; a dolt.

4. Noun

A small island near a larger; as, the Calf of Man.

5. Noun

A small mass of ice set free from the submerged part of a glacier or berg, and rising to the surface.

6. Noun

The fleshy hinder part of the leg below the knee.

7. Noun

the muscular back part of the shank
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare

8. Noun

young of domestic cattle
Vocabulary classified under Nature and environment

9. Noun

young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or giraffe or elephant or buffalo
Vocabulary classified under Nature and environment
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