Calf most often refers to:
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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.
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, 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, meat from calves
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Calfskin, leather
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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
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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
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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 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
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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
*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
A valve is a device or natural object that regulates, directs or controls t ...
See also
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List of animal names
In the English language, animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups.
The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is ''The Book of Saint Al ...
, for animals whose young are called "calves"
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Crus, 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)
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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, idol described in the Bible
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Cow-calf
In rail transport, a cow-calf (also cow and calf) locomotive is a set of switcher-type diesel locomotives. The set usually is a pair; some 3-unit sets (with two calves, also known as herds) were built, but this was rare. A cow is equipped with a ...
, 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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