calf

Meanings

Plural: calfs, calves

Noun

• young of domestic cattle
• the muscular back part of the shank
• fine leather from the skin of a calf
• young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or giraffe or elephant or buffalo
• a young cow or bull of any bovid, such as domestic cattle or buffalo.
• Leather made of the skin of domestic calves; especially, a fine, light-coloured leather used in bookbinding.
• The young of various animals, especially elephant, giraffe, reindeer, seal, or whale (also indiscriminately used of other animals).
• A mass of ice broken from 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.
• The back of the leg below the knee.
• The muscle in the back of the leg below the knee.

Synonyms

bullet, calfskin, cowlet, cowling, moggy, sura

Related Words

bull, calve, cow, veal