Calf most often refers to:
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Calf (animal), the young of domestic cattle.
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Calf (leg)
The calf ( : calves; Latin: ''sura'') is the back portion of the lower leg in human anatomy. The muscles within the calf correspond to the posterior compartment of the leg. The two largest muscles within this compartment are known together as the ...
, in humans (and other primates), the back portion of the lower leg
Calf or calves may also refer to:
Biology and animal byproducts
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Veal
Veal is the meat of calves, in contrast to the beef from older cattle. Veal can be produced from a calf of either sex and any breed, however most veal comes from young male calves of dairy breeds which are not used for breeding. Generally, v ...
, meat from calves
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Calfskin
Calfskin or calf leather is a leather or membrane produced from the hide of a calf, or juvenile domestic cattle. Calfskin is particularly valuable because of its softness and fine grain, as well as durability. It is commonly used for high-quality ...
, leather
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Vellum, calf hide processed as a writing material
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Calf-binding, a leather book binding
Geography
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The Calf
The Calf, at 676 m, is the highest top in the Howgill Fells, an area of high ground in the north-west of the Yorkshire Dales in the county of Cumbria (historically the West Riding of Yorkshire/Westmorland boundary). It can be ascended from t ...
, a peak in the Yorkshire Dales, UK
*Calf, an island off Newfoundland; see
Bull, Cow and Calf
*Calf, the product of
Ice calving
Ice calving, also known as glacier calving or iceberg calving, is the breaking of ice chunks from the edge of a glacier.Essentials of Geology, 3rd edition, Stephen Marshak It is a form of ice ablation or ice disruption. It is the sudden release ...
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Calves, Portugal, a hamlet in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
People
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Anthony Calf
Anthony Calf (born 4 May 1959) is an English actor. He studied acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). He has recurring roles in the television medical drama '' Holby City'', as Michael Beauchamp, and ''New Tricks'' a ...
Other
*CALF, the Common Affordable Lightweight Fighter project resulting in the
Boeing X-32
The Boeing X-32 is a concept demonstrator aircraft that was designed for the Joint Strike Fighter competition. It lost to the Lockheed Martin X-35 demonstrator, which was further developed into the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II.
Developm ...
*Calf, short for
calfdozer, a type of small bulldozer
*Calf, part of an early type of internal combustion engine seen in the
Ascot (1904 automobile)
The 1904 Ascot was an English automobile manufactured for one year only; its 3½ hp engine was equipped with a "patented method for mechanically controlling valves, doing away with useless pinions and calves."
It had no connection with the 192 ...
See also
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List of animal names, for animals whose young are called "calves"
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Crus Crus can refer to:
*''Crus'', a subgenus of the fly genus ''Metopochetus''
*Crus (lower leg)
*Crus, a plural of Cru (wine)
*CRUs, an abbreviation of Civil Resettlement Units
* Rektorenkonferenz der Schweizer Universitäten (CRUS; English: Rectors' ...
, the entire lower leg
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Calve (disambiguation) Calve can refer to:
* Calving (disambiguation)
*Calve Island, Scotland
Surname
*Emma Calvé
Emma Calvé, born Rosa Emma Calvet (15 August 1858 – 6 January 1942) was a French operatic soprano.
Calvé was probably the most famous French fema ...
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Calving (disambiguation)
Calving may refer to:
*Calving, the process of giving birth to a calf
Calf most often refers to:
* Calf (animal), the young of domestic cattle.
* Calf (leg), in humans (and other primates), the back portion of the lower leg
Calf or calves may a ...
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Calf Island (disambiguation) Calf Island may refer to:
* Calf Island (Connecticut)
* Calf Island (Massachusetts)
* Calf Island (Michigan)
* Calf Island (New York), near Galloo Island
See also
* Calf of Man
* Calf of Eday
* Calf of Flotta
The Calf of Flotta is a small isla ...
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Golden calf
According to the Bible, the golden calf (עֵגֶל הַזָּהָב '' ‘ēgel hazzāhāv'') was an idol (a cult image) made by the Israelites when Moses went up to Mount Sinai. In Hebrew, the incident is known as ''ḥēṭə’ hā‘ēgel'' ...
, idol described in the Bible
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Cow-calf, a set of switcher-type locomotives
*Calf, a small island near a larger one; see
:Calves (islands)
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Ilkley Moor
Ilkley Moor is part of Rombalds Moor, the moorland between Ilkley and Keighley in West Yorkshire, England. The moor, which rises to 402 m (1,319 ft) above sea level, is well known as the inspiration for the Yorkshire "county anthem" ...
, site of Cow and Calf Rocks
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