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Calf vs Calfflesh - What's the difference?

calf | calfflesh |

As nouns the difference between calf and calfflesh

is that calf is a young cow or bull or calf can be (anatomy) the back of the leg below the knee while calfflesh is the meat or flesh of a calf; veal.

calf

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) cealf, from (etyl) .

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A young cow or bull.
  • Leather made of the skin of the calf; especially, a fine, light-coloured leather used in bookbinding.
  • A young elephant, seal or whale (also used of some other animals).
  • A chunk of ice broken off of a larger glacier, ice shelf, or iceberg.
    • (Kane)
  • A small island, near a larger island.
    • the Calf of Man
  • A cabless railroad engine.
  • (informal, dated) An awkward or silly boy or young man; any silly person; a dolt.
  • * Drayton
    • some silly, doting, brainless calf
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    * cow * veal

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) kalfi, possibly derived from the same Germanic root as ().

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (anatomy) The back of the leg below the knee.
  • The muscle in the back of the leg below the knee.
  • * 1988 , Steve Holman, "Christian Conquers Columbus", , 47 (6): 28-34.
    • Sure, his calves are a little weak, but the rest of his physique is so overwhelming, he should place high.
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    calfflesh

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  • The meat or flesh of a calf; veal.
  • * 1875 , William M'Combie, Cattle and cattle-breeders :
    • The calf should be allowed to suckle or to be fed from the pail for six or eight months. It has then strength to stand weaning, and, if properly cared for, will not be checked in its growth, and it will retain the good calfflesh it has put on.
  • * 1899 , Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Punch :
    • [...] and also very often eat man beefsteaks or calfflesh .
  • * 1902 , Thomas Walley, A practical guide to meat inspection :
    • Calf flesh possesses a distinctive odour. While it is, by some manufacturers, largely substituted for chicken in the manufacture of ham, chicken, and tongue, other substitutions for veal are rarely practised [...]

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