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calf

/kæf/noun1 syllable

Calf means: the muscular back part of the shank.

Synonyms for calf6

noun, as in the muscular back part of the shank

sura

noun, as in fine leather from the skin of a calf

calfskin

also used for calf

bullet, cowlet, cowling, moggy

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What does calf mean?4

noun

1

the muscular back part of the shank

2

fine leather from the skin of a calf

3

young of domestic cattle

4

young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or giraffe or elephant or buffalo

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with calf?6

two syllables

behalfgiraffe
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Calf in a sentence

  • A bull, a cow and a calf are grazing in the meadow.AlanF_US
  • She cost us a cow and her calf, that one!Igider
  • Like all young ruminants, a giraffe calf is born to run.Amastan
  • By the end of the summer, this giraffe calf will be completely weaned.Amastan
  • The calf has disappeared, but there is still a cow.sharris123
  • Night cramps in the calf muscles are particularly painful.belgavox
  • A female giraffe would never leave its calf alone.Amastan
  • The female giraffe keeps a close watch over its calf.Amastan

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Forms of calf

as a noun

plural
calves