| calf | | |
| n. (animal) | 1. calf | young of domestic cattle. |
| ~ young mammal | any immature mammal. |
| ~ bos taurus, cattle, cows, kine, oxen | domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age.; "so many head of cattle"; "wait till the cows come home"; "seven thin and ill-favored kine"; "a team of oxen" |
| ~ dogie, dogy, leppy | motherless calf in a range herd of cattle. |
| ~ maverick | an unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf); belongs to the first person who puts a brand on it. |
| ~ veal, veau | meat from a calf. |
| n. (body) | 2. calf, sura | the muscular back part of the shank. |
| ~ skeletal muscle, striated muscle | a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes. |
| ~ shank | the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle. |
| ~ mid-calf | the middle of the calf; half way between the knee and ankle. |
| ~ gastrocnemius, gastrocnemius muscle | the muscle in the back part of the leg that forms the greater part of the calf; responsible for the plantar flexion of the foot. |
| ~ soleus, soleus muscle | a broad flat muscle in the calf of the leg under the gastrocnemius muscle. |
| ~ achilles tendon, tendon of achilles | a large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf. |
| n. (substance) | 3. calf, calfskin | fine leather from the skin of a calf. |
| ~ leather | an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning. |
| ~ box calf | black calfskin leather tanned with chromium salts. |
| n. (animal) | 4. calf | young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or giraffe or elephant or buffalo. |
| ~ young mammal | any immature mammal. |
| mid-calf | | |
| n. (body) | 1. mid-calf | the middle of the calf; half way between the knee and ankle. |
| ~ calf, sura | the muscular back part of the shank. |
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