calf

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1. 1.Leather made of the skin of the calf; especially, a fine, light- colored leather used in bookbinding; as, to bind books in calf.
2. 2.An awkward or silly boy or young man; any silly person; a dolt. [Colloq.] Some silly, doting, brainless calf. Drayton.
3. 3.A small island near a larger; as, the Calf of Man.
4. 4.A small mass of ice set free from the submerged part of a glacier or berg, and rising to the surface. Kane.
5. 5.Etym: [Cf. Icel. kalfi.] 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.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is leather made of the skin of the calf; especially, a fine, light- colored leather used in bookbinding; as, to bind books in calf called?
• What is an awkward or silly boy or young man; any silly person; a dolt. [Colloq.] Some silly, doting, brainless calf. Drayton called?
• What is a small island near a larger; as, the Calf of Man called?
• What is a small mass of ice set free from the submerged part of a glacier or berg, and rising to the surface. Kane called?