Noun
- 1. calf, young mammal
- usage: young of domestic cattle
- 2. calf, sura, skeletal muscle, striated muscle
- usage: the muscular back part of the shank
- 3. calf, calfskin, leather
- usage: fine leather from the skin of a calf
- 4. calf, young mammal
- usage: young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or giraffe or elephant or buffalo
Verb
- 1. calve, break up, separate, divide, part
- usage: release ice; "The icebergs and glaciers calve"
- 2. calve, have young, give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have
- usage: birth; "the whales calve at this time of year"
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