1syllable
calf
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Definitions ofcalf
1noun
- A young cow or bull.
- Leather made of the skin of the calf; especially, a fine, light-coloured leather used in bookbinding.
- A young deer, elephant, seal, whale or giraffe (also used of some other animals).
- A chunk of ice broken from a larger glacier, ice shelf, or iceberg.
- A small island, near a larger island.
Example: "the Calf of Man"
- A cabless railroad engine.
- An awkward or silly boy or young man; any silly person; a dolt.
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