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Calf (: calves) 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 their Calfskin, hide. Terminology "Calf" is the term used from birth to weaning, when it becomes ...
, 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

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Veal Veal is the meat of Calf (animal), calves, in contrast to the beef from older cattle. Veal can be produced from a calf of either sex and any List of cattle breeds, breed; however, most veal comes from young male calves of Dairy cattle, dairy b ...
, 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-qual ...
, leather *
Vellum Vellum is prepared animal skin or membrane, typically used as writing material. It is often distinguished from parchment, either by being made from calfskin (rather than the skin of other animals), or simply by being of a higher quality. Vellu ...
, calf hide processed as a writing material *
Calf-binding Bookbinding is the process of building a book, usually in codex format, from an ordered stack of paper sheets with one's hands and tools, or in modern publishing, by a series of automated processes. Firstly, one binds the sheets of papers alon ...
, a leather book binding


Geography

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The Calf The Calf, at an elevation of , is the highest point in the Howgill Fells, an area of high ground in north-west England. It is in the north-west of the Yorkshire Dales in Westmorland and Furness in the county of Cumbria (historically it was on th ...
, 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 of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. These islands are at approximately the same latitude, and constitute the most southe ...
*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

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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 had recurring roles in the television medical drama ''Holby City'', as Michael Beauchamp, and ''New Tricks'' as D ...


Other

*CALF, the
Common Affordable Lightweight Fighter The Common Affordable Lightweight Fighter (CALF) was a joint Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and United States Marine Corps (managed by the Naval Air Systems Command) project that ran from 1993 to 1994. Its aims were to harmon ...
project *Calf, short for
calfdozer A bulldozer or dozer (also called a crawler) is a large tractor equipped with a metal blade at the front for pushing material (soil, sand, snow, rubble, or rock) during construction work. It travels most commonly on continuous tracks, though s ...
, 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 A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of cars state that they run primarily on roads, Car seat, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport ...


See also

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List of animal names In the English language, many 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 ''Book of St. Alba ...
, for animals whose young are called "calves" *
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 *
Calve (disambiguation) Calve may refer to: *Calving (disambiguation) * Calve Island, Scotland *Calvé Calvé is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Caroline Calvé (born 1978), Canadian snowboarder * Emma Calvé (1858–1942), French opera singer * ...
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Calving (disambiguation) Calving may refer to: *Calving, the process of giving birth to a calf *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, Steph ...
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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 The Calf of Eday (; ) is an uninhabited island ...
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Golden calf According to the Torah, the Bible, and the Quran, the golden calf () was a cult image made by the Israelites when Moses went up to Mount Sinai (bible), Mount Sinai. In Hebrew, the incident is known as "the sin of the calf" (). It is first mentio ...
, idol described in the Bible *
Cow–calf In rail transport, a cow–calf (also cow and calf, or in the master and slave) is a set of diesel switcher locomotives. The set is usually a pair, though a few three-unit sets (with two calves, also known as ''herds'') were built. A cow is ...
, a set of switcher-type locomotives *Calf, a small island near a larger one; see :Calves (islands) *
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 the inspiration for the Yorkshire "county anthem" ''On Ilkla Mo ...
, site of Cow and Calf Rocks {{disambiguation