calf

  1. Noun.  A young cow or bull.
  2. Noun.  A young elephant, seal or whale (italbrac, also used of some other animals) .
  3. Noun.  A chunk of ice broken off of a larger glacier, ice shelf, or iceberg.
  4. Noun.  A small island, near a larger island.
  5. Noun.  A cabless railroad engine.
  6. Noun.  (informal, dated) An awkward or silly boy or young man; any silly person; a dolt.
  7. Noun.  (anatomy) The back of the leg below the knee.
  8. Noun.  The muscle in the back of the leg below the knee.

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