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• cow and calf — Cockney Rhyming Slang Half (a pint) I could use a cow and calf. He reports that there s a pub in Grenoside (near Sheffield) called the Cow and Calf …   English dialects glossary

• Bull, Cow and Calf — are a cluster of islands on the south coast of the Avalon Peninsula on the Island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. These islands are at approximately the same latitude and constitute the most southern islands of the… …   Wikipedia

• cow — cow1 [kou] n. [ME cou, cow, pl. kye (southern doubled pl. kyn) < OE cū, pl. cy < IE base * gwou , cow, ox > Sans gauḥ, Gr bous, L bos, OIr bo, Ger kuh] 1. the mature female of domestic cattle (genus Bos), valued for its milk 2. the… …   English World dictionary

• Cow-calf — Not to be confused with Cow calf operation. Cow and calf In North American railroading, a cow calf (also cow and calf) locomotive is a set of switcher type diesel locomotives. The set usually is a pair; some 3 unit sets (with two calves) were… …   Wikipedia

• Calf roping — in modern competition Calf roping, also known as tie down roping, is a rodeo event that features a calf and a rider mounted on a horse. The goal of this timed event is for the rider to catch the calf by throwing a loop of rope from a lariat… …   Wikipedia

• calf — [ka:f US kæf] n plural calves [ka:vz US kævz] [Sense: 1; Date: 1300 1400; : Old Norse; Origin: kalfi] [Sense: 2 3; Origin: Old English cealf] 1.) the part of the back of your leg between your knee and your ↑ankle …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• cow-calf — cowˈ calf noun A female calf • • • Main Entry: ↑cow …   Useful english dictionary

• 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. [root]222.] 1.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Calf's-foot jelly — 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. [root]222.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Cow (disambiguation) — Cow usually refers to an adult female cattle. Cow or cows may also refer to: Contents 1 Animals 2 Entertainment 3 Military …   Wikipedia

• calf — [n1] leg between knee and ankle foreleg, shin; concept 392 calf [n2] baby cow dogie, freemartin, heifer, maverick, veal, yearling, young bull, young cow; concept 394 …   New thesaurus