Calf (the genitive case in O. Edd. calves), 1) the young of the cow: Ado III, 3, 76. V, 1, 156 “(he hath bid me to a calves head).” V, 4, 50. LLL V, 1, 25. V, 2, 247. V, 2, 247 V, 2, 247 Wint. I, 2, 124. John I, 124. H6B III, 1, 210. IV, 2, 29. Troil. III, 2, 200. Tit. V, 1, 32. Hml. III, 2, 111. V, 1, 125. “calves' guts,” Cymb. II, 3, 34. “he that goes in the calves skin,” Err. IV, 3, 18 (cf. buff). “hang a calves skin on those recreant limbs,” John III, 1, 129. John III, 1, 129 John III, 1, 129*“is not parchment made of sheep-skins? ay, and of calves skins too,” Hml. V, 1, 124.
2) the fleshy part of the leg behind: “his leg is too big for Hector's. More c., certain.” LLL V, 2, 645.
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