Calf - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|kæf|
Brit.
|kɑːf|
noun
- young of domestic cattle
- the muscular back part of the shank (syn: sura)
- fine leather from the skin of a calf (syn: calfskin)
- young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or giraffe or elephant or buffalo
- the muscular back part of the shank (syn: sura)
- fine leather from the skin of a calf (syn: calfskin)
- young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or giraffe or elephant or buffalo
Extra examples
He tried to rope the calf.
My calf muscles are really tense.
Farmers castrated the bull calf.
...the cowpuncher skillfully tossed the lasso around the calf's neck...
...not surprisingly, the white cow and black bull had a spotted calf...
One of the men came back with two drinks for the calf.
A young whale is a calf.
The cow dropped her calf this morning
Word forms
noun
singular: calf
plural: calves
singular: calf
plural: calves
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