Calf most often refers to: *

Calf (animal) A calf ( : calves) is a young domestic cow or bull. Calves are reared to become adult cattle or are slaughtered for their meat, called veal, and hide. The term ''calf'' is also used for some other species. See "Other animals" below. Terminolo ...

, the young of domestic cattle. *

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

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 *

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 *

Vellum Vellum is prepared animal skin or membrane, typically used as writing material. Parchment is another term for this material, from which vellum is sometimes distinguished, when it is made from calfskin, as opposed to that made from other anima ...

, calf hide processed as a writing material *

Calf-binding Bookbinding is the process of physically assembling a book of codex format from an ordered stack of ''signatures'', sheets of paper folded together into sections that are bound, along one edge, with a thick needle and strong thread. Cheaper, b ...

, a leather book binding

Geography

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 Bull, Cow and Calf are a cluster of islands on the south coast of the Avalon Peninsula on the Island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. These islands are at approximately the same latitude and constitute the most southern ...

*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 ...

* Calves, Portugal, a hamlet in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal

People

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 bulldozer or dozer (also called a crawler) is a large, motorized machine equipped with a metal blade to the front for pushing material: soil, sand, snow, rubble, or rock during construction work. It travels most commonly on continuous tracks, ...

, 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 ...

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