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| Achilles tendon |
the large tendon that connects the calf muscles to the back of the heel. |
| bleat |
the sound made by a goat, sheep, or calf. [1/4 definitions] |
| buskin |
a boot, open in front and at the toes, that is secured with laces and that reaches halfway up the calf. |
| calf1 |
a young cow or bull. A young whale or elephant is also called a calf. |
| calfskin |
the hide of a calf. [1/2 definitions] |
| calve |
to give birth to a calf. [2/4 definitions] |
| calves |
plural of calf. |
| dogie |
in the western United States, a strayed or motherless calf. |
| fatling |
a young domestic animal such as a calf or lamb, fattened for slaughter. |
| golden calf |
according to the Old Testament, a gold statue of a calf that the Israelites worshiped while Moses was on Mount Sinai. [1/2 definitions] |
| haggis |
a Scottish dish made of sheep or calf organs that are minced, mixed with suet, oatmeal, and seasonings, and boiled in the animal's stomach. |
| heifer |
a young cow that has not had a calf. |
| maverick |
an unbranded or motherless calf or colt. [1/2 definitions] |
| pedal pushers |
calf-length pants worn by women or girls. |
| rennet |
the lining of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young ruminating animals, or a substance from such a stomach. [1/2 definitions] |
| veal |
the flesh of a calf, used as meat. |
| vealer |
a calf, esp. one raised to produce veal. |
| Wellington boot |
a waterproof rubber boot, usu. extending to the calf. [1/2 definitions] |
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