meaning of calf
1. 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. Leather made of the skin of the calf; especially, a fine, light-colored leather used in bookbinding; as, to bind books in calf.
3. An awkward or silly boy or young man; any silly person; a dolt.
4. A small island near a larger; as, the Calf of Man.
5. A small mass of ice set free from the submerged part of a glacier or berg, and rising to the surface.
6. The fleshy hinder part of the leg below the knee.
7. young of domestic cattle
Related Words
calf | calf bone | calf love | calf roping | calfs brain | calfs liver | calfs tongue | calfs-foot jelly | calfskin |
