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Cowhide vs Calf - What's the difference?

cowhide | calf |

As nouns the difference between cowhide and calf

is that cowhide is (countable) a hide of a cow while calf is a young cow or bull or calf can be (anatomy) the back of the leg below the knee.

As a verb cowhide

is to flog with a cowhide.

cowhide

English

Noun

  • (countable) A hide of a cow.
  • (uncountable) Any quantity of hides of cows.
  • (uncountable) Leather made from the hide of cows.
  • A coarse whip made of untanned leather.

    • Coordinate terms

    * horsehide * sheepskin * kidskin

    Verb

    (cowhid)
  • To flog with a cowhide.
    • English words with consonant pseudo-digraphs

    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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    See also
    * 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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