Definitions, Meanings, Synonyms, Examples and Famous Quotes of calf in English

calf

• 1.

  A young bovine animal, especially a domestic cow or bull in its first year.

  "A heifer calf"

• 2.

  A floating piece of ice detached from an iceberg.

• 3.

  The fleshy part at the back of a person's leg below the knee.

  "The calf muscles"

• 4.

  A young cow, or the young of various other large mammals such as elephants and whales

  "She's been unable to play since January because of a torn calf muscle ."

• 5.

  The muscular back part of the shank

  Synonyms (1)

  Sura

  Type of (2)

  Striated muscle Skeletal muscle

  Has types (1)

  Mid-calf

  Part of (1)

  Shank
• 6.

  Fine leather from the skin of a calf

  Synonyms (1)

  Calfskin

  Type of (1)

  Leather

  Has types (1)

  Box calf
• 7.

  Young of domestic cattle

  Type of (1)

  Young mammal

  Has types (4)

  Dogie Leppy Dogy Maverick

  Member of (5)

  Cattle Bos taurus Oxen Kine Cows
• 8.

  Young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or giraffe or elephant or buffalo

  Type of (1)

  Young mammal

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Quotes and Sayings about "calf"

1.

"Sri Chinmoy is truly unique and special. He has rediscovered the lost art of special strength feats and weightlifting. He has got the biggest, heaviest calf machine in the world. It is a miracle that this man can even support this kind of weight. He is really an inspiration to me."

--- Bill Pearl

2.

"I am still feeling my calf strain, so I have been unable to train this week. I will again have to sit out the weekend action, but the lads are climbing ever higher to safety."

--- David Ginola

3.

"The worst scream I have ever heard, by far, is a mother cow on a dairy farm screaming her lungs out day, after day, after day for her stolen baby to be given back to her. And why do they steal babies from their moms? Well, the dairy industry can't have little babies sucking up all that milk that was meant for them. Every time you have a glass of cow milk, some calf is not."

--- Gary Yourofsky

4.

"The cow is an exceptionally loving and gentle creature. She cries for days when her calf is taken from her. It is a pitiful sound, a pitiful sound."

--- Helen Weston

5.

"I ruptured my plantaris muscle. It runs through the calf and goes down the side of your achilles and stretches right to the heel."

--- Lee Westwood