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calf

noun as in leg between knee and ankle

Strongest match

Strong match

noun as in baby cow

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Bavuma, who led South Africa to victory in the championship final against Australia in London in June, missed the country’s recent series in Pakistan because he was having treatment for a calf strain.

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Earlier this week, Dennis - who was partnered with professional Dianne Buswell, issued a statement saying he had torn his calf "so significantly" that he had been forced to pull out of the competition.

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A shoemaker in town constructed the ball out of double-twisted woolen yarn, covered in calf’s skin.

This decrease has also resulted in fewer calves being born, signaling a broader reproductive decline.

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"I was told that on Saturday I had torn my calf so significantly that I am now forced to withdraw from the show," he said in a statement.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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