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| 1. n. A young cow or bull. | |
| 2. n. Leather made of the skin of the calf; especially, a fine, light-coloured leather used in bookbinding. | |
| 3. n. A young elephant, seal or whale (also used of some other animals). | |
| 4. n. A chunk of ice broken from a larger glacier, ice shelf, or iceberg. | |
| 5. n. A small island, near a larger island. | |
| the Calf of Man | |
| 6. n. A cabless railroad engine. | |
| 7. n. (informal, dated) An awkward or silly boy or young man; any silly person; a dolt. | |
| 8. n. (anatomy) The back of the leg below the knee. | |
| 9. n. The muscle in the back of the leg below the knee. | |
