The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Calf \Calf\, n.; pl. Calves. [OE. calf, kelf, AS. cealf; akin
   to D. kalf, G. kalb, Icel. k[=a]lfr, Sw. kalf, Dan. kalv,
   Goth. kalb[=o]; cf. Skr. garbha fetus, young, Gr. ?????, Skr
   grabh to seize, conceive, Ir. colpa, colpach, a calf.
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   1. The young of the cow, or of the Bovine family of
      quadrupeds. Also, the young of some other mammals, as of
      the elephant, rhinoceros, hippopotamus, and whale.
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   2. Leather made of the skin of the calf; especially, a fine,
      light-colored leather used in bookbinding; as, to bind
      books in calf.
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   3. An awkward or silly boy or young man; any silly person; a
      dolt. [Colloq.]
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            Some silly, doting, brainless calf.   --Drayton.
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   4. A small island near a larger; as, the Calf of Man.
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   5. A small mass of ice set free from the submerged part of a
      glacier or berg, and rising to the surface. --Kane.
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   6. [Cf. Icel. k[=a]lfi.] The fleshy hinder part of the leg
      below the knee.
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   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.
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