Calf word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "calf" word

[noun] young of domestic cattle
[noun] young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or giraffe or elephant or buffalo
[noun] the muscular back part of the shank
[noun] fine leather from the skin of a calf

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\Calf\, n.; pl. {Calves}. [OE. calf, kelf, AS. cealf; akin to D. kalf, G. kalb, Icel. k[=a]lfr, Sw. kalf, Dan. kalv, Goth. kalb[=o]; cf. Skr. garbha fetus, young, Gr. ?????, Skr grabh to seize, conceive, Ir. colpa, colpach, a calf. [root]222.] 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. [Colloq.] Some silly, doting, brainless calf. --Drayton. 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. --Kane. 6. [Cf. Icel. k[=a]lfi.] The fleshy hinder part of the leg below the knee. {Calf's-foot jelly}, jelly made from the feet of calves. The gelatinous matter of the feet is extracted by boiling, and is flavored with sugar, essences, etc.

Synonyms for calf

calfskin, sura

Related terms: beeves, bison, carabao, cow, cub, Dry Ice, foal, hind leg, hornless cow, ice foot, ice pinnacle, ice raft, kid, kine, leg, neat, neve, pigling, polliwog, popliteal space, pup, yak

The fun area, different aproach to word »calf«

Let's analyse "calf" as pure text. This string has Four letters in One syllable and One vowel. 25% of vowels is 13.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: FLAC. Average typing speed for these characters is 1135 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -.-. .- .-.. ..-.

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: calf: 1 = 1, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: calf: 3 + 1 + 3 + 6 = 13, reduced: 4, and the final result is Four.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
C (1)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
F (1)	6	Lovers	Practical, Faithful, Organizer
L (1)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive

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