Phrase Hound found 27 phrases and 29 compound words that contain calf. The most common are listed below. Open calf in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 27
- calf boneThe smaller of the two bones in the lower leg, the fibula.
- golden calfA golden image of a calf, made by Aaron and worshipped by the Israelites.
- elephant calfA young elephant.
- calf raiseAn exercise targeting the calf muscles where the subject raises their heel off the ground and lowers it again.
- kill the fatted calfTo begin a festive celebration and rejoice for someone's long-awaited return.
- rolling calfA demon in the form of a calf with fiery eyes which makes its presence known by rattling chains.
- water buffalo calf
- calf bonesplural of calf bone: The smaller of the two bones in the lower leg, the fibula.
- calf lovepuppy love
- calf raisesplural of calf raise: An exercise targeting the calf muscles where the subject raises their heel off the ground and lowers it again.
- moon-calfAlternative form of mooncalf: An abnormal mass within the uterus; a false conception.
- sea-calfAlternative spelling of sea calf, Phoca vitulina.
- box calfA type of chromium-tanned calfskin leather with a regular grain of rectangular lines.
- bum calfA young heifer or bull which has been orphaned or abandoned; it must be adopted by another cow, steal milk, or be bottle-fed in order to survive, and is therefore often a runt.
- calf-lengthReaching to the calf.
- calf eyesSynonym of cow eyes: A wide-eyed expression meant to discreetly signal otherwise unstated romantic attraction to the one it is directed at.
- calf-fleshAlternative form of calfflesh: The meat or flesh of a calf; veal.
- law calfSynonym of law binding: A plain style of binding in smooth pale-brown calf leather, used for law books.
- mid-calfAlternative form of midcalf: Extending to the middle of the calf of the leg.
- Russia calfA high-quality leather made from calfskin, manufactured in Russia.
- seal calfa baby seal
- tree calfA bright brown polished calfskin binding for books, stained with a conventional tree-like design.
- divinity calfcalfskin stained dark brown and worked without gilding, often used for theological books
- killed the fatted calfsimple past and past participle of kill the fatted calf
- killing the fatted calfpresent participle and gerund of kill the fatted calf
Compound words 29
- calfskinA fine leather made from the hide of a calf.
- cankleAn obese or otherwise swollen ankle that blends into the calf without clear demarcation.
- mooncalfAn abnormal mass within the uterus; a false conception.
- calffleshThe meat or flesh of a calf; veal.
- calfhideThe hide of a calf.
- calflikeResembling or characteristic of a calf (young cow), as figurative in being young, naive, etc.
- calflingA small, young, or miniature calf.
- calflessHaving no or extremely reduced calves.
- calfboundBound in calfskin.
- calfyResembling or characteristic of a calf (young cow).