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calf
Noun
  • A young cow or bull.
  • Leather made of the skin of the calf; especially, a fine, light-coloured leather used in bookbinding.
  • A young elephant, seal or whale . also used of some other animals
  • A chunk of ice broken off of a larger glacier, ice shelf, or iceberg.
  • A small island, near a larger island.
  • A cabless railroad engine.
  • An awkward or silly boy or young man; any silly person; a dolt. informal, dated
Noun
  • The back of the leg below the knee. anatomy
  • The muscle in the back of the leg below the knee.