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calf — [ka:f US kæf] n plural calves [ka:vz US kævz] [Sense: 1; Date: 1300 1400; : Old Norse; Origin: kalfi] [Sense: 2 3; Origin: Old English cealf] 1.) the part of the back of your leg between your knee and your ↑ankle … Dictionary of contemporary English
calf — ‘How now, you wanton calf, Art thou my calf?’ says Leontes to his son Mamillius, in Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale. Applied to a person, ‘calf’ seems to have had a wide range of meanings in the seventeenth century. It could imply meekness,… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
Calf of Flotta — The Calf of Flotta is a small island in Scapa Flow, Orkney. The Calf is next to Flotta, with Calf deriving from Old Norse/Norn) and meaning a smaller island by a larger one.Geography and geologyThe Calf is made of red sandstone.Haswell Smith,… … Wikipedia
calf — 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 … Useful english dictionary
Calf Creek, Texas — Calf Creek Texas is a small community located in southern McCulloch County, Texas onFarm Road 1311 approximately convert|15|mi|km Southwest of Brady, Texas.Calf Creek, Texas has had three different names and been at three different locations. The … Wikipedia
Calf roping — in modern competition Calf roping, also known as tie down roping, is a rodeo event that features a calf and a rider mounted on a horse. The goal of this timed event is for the rider to catch the calf by throwing a loop of rope from a lariat… … Wikipedia
Calf raises — is an exercise in weight training. This exercise primarily works the muscles of the lower leg otherwise known as the calf. The muscles of the calf are called the gastrocnemius and soleus, making up the upper and lower calf muscles. Calf raises… … Wikipedia
Calf Pasture Beach — is an historically significant park and beach in East Norwalk, Connecticut along Long Island Sound.The area of the park lands (including adjacent Shady Beach Park and Taylor Farm Park) is approximately 35 acres.Access is by road or public… … Wikipedia
Calf of Man — ( gv. yn Cholloo) is a small island, almost one square mile (2.6 km²) in area, off the southwest coast of the Isle of Man. It is separated from the Isle of Man by a narrow stretch of water called the Calf Sound. It has two seasonal inhabitants.… … Wikipedia
Calf Island (Connecticut) — Calf Island, a 29 acre island about convert|3000|ft|m from the Byram shore in Greenwich, Connecticut is open for visitors although as of the summer of 2006 it was getting relatively few of them. Upgrades make Calf Island more attractive to… … Wikipedia
