calf
21calf — calf1 calfless, adj. calflike, adj. /kaf, kahf/, n., pl. calves /kavz, kahvz/. 1. the young of the domestic cow or other bovine animal. 2. the young of certain other mammals, as the elephant, seal, and whale. 3. calfskin leather. 4. Informal. an… …
22calf — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bull, heifer ▪ beef, dairy, veal ▪ newborn ▪ weaned VERB + …
23calf — English has two distinct words calf, both of Germanic origin. Calf ‘young cow’ goes back to Old English cealf, descendant of a prehistoric West Germanic *kalbam, which also produced German kalb and Dutch kalf. Calf of the leg [14] was borrowed… …
24calf — [[t]kɑ͟ːvz, AM kæ̱vz[/t]] calves 1) N COUNT A calf is a young cow. 2) N COUNT Some other young animals, including elephants and whales, are called calves. 3) N COUNT Your calf is the thick part at the back of your leg, between your ankle and your …
25calf — noun plural calves, (C) 1 the part of the back of your leg between your knee and your ankle 2 the baby of a cow, or of some other large animals such as the elephant 3 be in calf if a cow is in calf, it is going to have a baby see also: kill the… …
26calf — I. /kaf / (say kahf) noun (plural calves) 1. the young of the cow or of other bovine mammals (in cattle usually under one year of age). 2. the young of certain other animals, as the elephant, seal, and whale. 3. calfskin leather. 4. Colloquial an …
27calf — English has two distinct words calf, both of Germanic origin. Calf ‘young cow’ goes back to Old English cealf, descendant of a prehistoric West Germanic *kalbam, which also produced German kalb and Dutch kalf. Calf of the leg [14] was borrowed… …
28calf — I. noun (plural calves; also calfs) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cealf; akin to Old High German kalb calf Date: before 12th century 1. a. the young of the domestic cow; also that of a closely related mammal …
29Calf — Cạlf 〈a. engl. [ka:f] n. 15; unz.〉 Kalbsleder [engl., „Kalb“] * * * Cạlf [englisch kɑːf] das, s, Kalbsleder, v. a. für Bucheinbände und Schuhe verwendet. * * * Calf [kalf, engl.: kɑ:f], das; s [engl. calf = Kalb]: Kalbsleder, das bes. zum… …
30calf */ — UK [kɑːf] / US [kæf] noun [countable] Word forms calf : singular calf plural calves UK [kɑːvz] / US [kævz] 1) a) a young cow. Its meat is called veal. b) a young animal such as a young elephant, whale, or giraffe 2) the thick back part of your… …
