Calf

Quick meaning: Calf is a noun meaning A young cow or bull of any bovid, such as domestic cattle or buffalo.

Meaning

A young cow or bull of any bovid, such as domestic cattle or buffalo.

More Meanings

1. Leather made of the skin of domestic calves; especially, a fine, light-coloured leather used in bookbinding.
2. The young of various animals, especially elephant, giraffe, reindeer, seal, or whale (also indiscriminately used of other animals).
3. A mass of ice broken from a larger glacier, ice shelf, or iceberg.
4. A small island, near a larger island.
5. A cabless railroad engine.
6. (informal, dated) An awkward or silly boy or young man; any silly person; a dolt.
7. (anatomy) The back of the leg below the knee.

Example Sentences

some silly, doating, brainless calf

Sure, his calves are a little weak, but the rest of his physique is so overwhelming, he should place high.

Situated in the north of the Irish Sea and to the south-west of the isle of Man, the Calf of Man is ideally placed on the bird migration routes over the western side of the British Isles. Its importance for migrating and breeding birds had been recognised long before the observatory was established in 1959. . . Visitors can explore the Calf as day visitors or can stay in the hostel accommodation. . .

And Goldenhorns calved. A great day in the wilderness, a joy and a delight. They gave her flour-wash, and Isak himself saw to it there was no stint of flour, though he had carried it all the way himself, on his back. And there lay a pretty calf, a beauty, red-flanked like her mother, and comically bewildered at the miracle of coming into the world. In a couple of years she would be having calves of her own.

Word Forms

• calves
• calfs

Synonyms for calf

Depending on context, synonyms include bullet, cowlet, cowling, moggy, calfskin, sura.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include calfskin, sura, dogie, bull, kid, veal.

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