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calf

[kaf, kahf] / kæf, kɑf /
NOUN
leg between knee and ankle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG




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Thomas is missing because of a calf injury while Hawkins has been left out of the 23-strong squad for the autumn games.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Meanwhile, fly-half Fin Smith took a limited part in training as he continues his recovery from a calf problem.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

They applied a harmless but uncomfortable heat sensation to the calf, similar to the brief pain someone might experience when accidentally touching a hot stove.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

Misiorowski delivered his most dominant performance of the playoffs, overwhelming the Rays over 5 ⅔ scoreless innings before departing with a calf cramp.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Lloyd stayed down at the barn to have a talk with his calf.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Two rhino calves have celebrated their first birthday with cakes made of pellets, carrots and salad leaves.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

In the 1870s, a Pend d’Oreille Indian named Walking Coyote captured a few bison calves from northern Montana.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The observation adds to the small number of documented cases involving deceased calves in baleen whales.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Once farmers and ranchers arrived in California, their stock of calves and pigs and crops were a bear buffet, and that got bears killed much more often than any unprovoked attacks on humans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

An old man had appeared through the papyrus stalks, wading up to his calves in the brown water.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw


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