calf

calf is a Noun

Definition:

[1] The young of the cow, or of the Bovine family of quadrupeds. Also, the young of some other mammals, as of the elephant, rhinoceros, hippopotamus, and whale.

[2] Leather made of the skin of the calf; especially, a fine, light- colored leather used in bookbinding; as, to bind books in calf.

[3] An awkward or silly boy or young man; any silly person; a dolt. [Colloq.] Some silly, doting, brainless calf. Drayton.

[4] A small island near a larger; as, the Calf of Man.

[5] A small mass of ice set free from the submerged part of a glacier or berg, and rising to the surface. Kane.

[6] The fleshy hinder part of the leg below the knee. Calf`s-foot jelly, jelly made from the feet of calves. The gelatinous matter of the feet is extracted by boiling, and is flavored with sugar, essences, etc.