calf's-foot jelly

calf's-foot jelly
noun
a savory jelly made with gelatin obtained by boiling calves' feet
• Hypernyms: ↑gelatin, ↑jelly

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\\-vzˌ-, -fˌs-\ noun
: jelly made from gelatin obtained by boiling calves' feet

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/kavz"foot', kahvz"-, kafs"-, kahfs"-/
jelly made from the stock of boiled calves' feet.
[1765-75]

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calf'sˈ-foot jelly or calves’ˈ-foot jelly noun
A savoury jelly made from the gelatine produced by boiling the foot of a calf
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Main Entry: ↑calf

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calf's-foot jelly «KAVZ FUT, KAHVZ-»,
a jellied broth, originally made from the gelatinous meat and tendons of calves' feet.
Usage The spoken kavz or kävz in this compound is not historically a plural, but an old form of the possessive singular.

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  • Calf's-foot jelly — Calf Calf, n.; pl. {Calves}. [OE. calf, kelf, AS. cealf; akin to D. kalf, G. kalb, Icel. k[=a]lfr, Sw. kalf, Dan. kalv, Goth. kalb[=o]; cf. Skr. garbha fetus, young, Gr. ?????, Skr grabh to seize, conceive, Ir. colpa, colpach, a calf. [root]222.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • calf's-foot jelly — [kafs′foot΄] n. an edible gelatin made by boiling calves feet …   English World dictionary

  • calf's-foot jelly — /kavz foot , kahvz , kafs , kahfs / jelly made from the stock of boiled calves feet. [1765 75] * * * …   Universalium

  • calf's-foot jelly — noun Date: 1775 jelly made from gelatin obtained by boiling calves feet …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • calf's foot jelly — jellied broth made from calves feet …   English contemporary dictionary

  • calves'-foot jelly — calf sˈ foot jelly or calves’ˈ foot jelly noun A savoury jelly made from the gelatine produced by boiling the foot of a calf • • • Main Entry: ↑calf …   Useful english dictionary

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