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calf

[kaf, kahf] / kæf, kɑf /
NOUN
leg between knee and ankle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG




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England are facing a possible change at fly-half, with first-choice Fin Smith struggling with a calf problem and Marcus Smith and George Ford competing to deputise in his possible absence.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

They applied a harmless but uncomfortable heat sensation to the calf, similar to the brief pain someone might experience when accidentally touching a hot stove.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

Misiorowski delivered his most dominant performance of the playoffs, overwhelming the Rays over 5 ⅔ scoreless innings before departing with a calf cramp.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Rams receiver Puka Nacua did not practice Friday because of a calf injury and was listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

The way it happened was, I’d landed short on a double layout full out earlier that year during training, and I’d strained my calf muscle on the backward landing.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

In the 1870s, a Pend d’Oreille Indian named Walking Coyote captured a few bison calves from northern Montana.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The observation adds to the small number of documented cases involving deceased calves in baleen whales.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Killer whales have previously been observed carrying deceased calves, including a case where a female Southern Resident killer whale carried her dead calf for at least 17 days.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

The last documented California grizzly killed was hunted down in August 1922 by a Tulare County rancher named Jesse Agnew, who blamed his dead calves on the grizzly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

“When I assisted at the births of calves and lambs back at the Swanburne Academy, Dr. Westminster always said we should keep calm and trust nature to take its course.”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood


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