[calf] n, pl calves also calfs often attrib [ME, fr. OE cealf; akin to OHG kalb calf] (bef. 12c) 1 a: the young of the domestic cow; also: that of a closely related mammal (as a bison) b: the young of various large animals (as the elephant or whale)
2. pl calfs: the hide of the domestic calf; esp: calfskin
3: an awkward or silly youth -- calf.like adj -- in calf : pregnant--used of a cow
[2]calf n, pl calves [ME, fr. ON kalfi] (14c): the fleshy back part of the leg below the knee