calf

Definitions


[kɑːf], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a young bovine animal, especially a domestic cow or bull in its first year
(e.g: a heifer calf)

- a floating piece of ice detached from an iceberg


Phrases:
- in calf

Origin:
Old English cælf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kalf and German Kalb


[kɑːf], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the fleshy part at the back of a person's leg below the knee
(e.g: the calf muscles)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old Norse kálfi, of unknown origin




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