CALF

I. noun (plural calves; also ~s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cealf; akin to Old High German kalb ~ Date: before 12th century 1. the young of the domestic cow, the young of various large animals (as the elephant or whale), the hide of the domestic ~, an awkward or silly youth, ~like adjective II. noun (plural calves) Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse kālfi Date: 14th century the fleshy back part of the leg below the knee