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Meaning of calf in English
Pronunciation
/kæf/
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Noun
calf
Etymology
Old English cælf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kalf and German Kalb
Definitions
1.
young of domestic cattle
2.
the muscular back part of the shank
3.
fine leather from the skin of a calf
4.
young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or giraffe or elephant or buffalo