Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - calf
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1. n. (pl. calves) 1 a young bovine animal, used esp. of domestic cattle. 2 the young of other animals, e.g. elephant, deer, and whale. 3 Naut. a floating piece of ice detached from an iceberg. Phrases and idioms calf-love romantic attachment or affection between adolescents. in (or with) calf (of a cow) pregnant. Derivatives calfhood n. calfish adj. calflike adj. Etymology: OE c{aelig}lf f. WG 2. n. (pl. calves) the fleshy hind part of the human leg below the knee. Derivatives -calved adj. (in comb.). Etymology: ME f. ON k{aacute}lfi, of unkn. orig.
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I. noun (plural calves; also ~s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cealf; akin to Old High German kalb ~ Date: before 12th century 1. the young of the domestic cow, the young of various large animals (as the elephant or whale), the hide of the domestic ~, an awkward or silly youth, ~like adjective II. noun (plural calves) Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse kālfi Date: 14th century the fleshy back part of the leg below the knee ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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