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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
calf 
calf [calf calves] BrE [kɑːf] NAmE [kæf] noun (pl. calvesBrE [kɑːvz] ; NAmE [kævz] ) 1. countable the back part of the leg between the ankle and the knee •I've torn a calf muscle.  2. countable a young cow 3. countable a young animal of some other type such as a young ↑elephant or ↑whale 4. uncountable = ↑calfskin Idiom: ↑in calf Word Origin: senses 2 to 4 Old English cælf Germanic Dutch kalf German Kalb sense 1 Middle English Old Norse kálfi Example Bank: •The calves are grazed intensively during their first season. •Their prize cow is in calf. •These calves are reared for beef.
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