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calf
Definition:
(nou) young of domestic cattle (nou) the muscular back part of the shank (nou) fine leather from the skin of a calf (nou) young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or giraffe or elephant or buffalo
Phonetic Transcription:
kɑːf
Examples:
The leg is held by the ankle or the calf, not the blade.
I lay on the bed and the calf muscles began to stiffen and jerk.
A wound was found five inches below his kneecap on the calf of his right leg.
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