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calf

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




Example Sentences

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Hachimura got imaging on his right calf and it came back clear, coach JJ Redick said, after he took a hit in the leg against Miami on Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

With Tom Curry out with a calf injury sustained in the warm-up of their loss to Italy, Guy Pepper shifts to open-side.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Animal remains were also placed in the grave, including a butchered calf.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

In September, he suffered a calf strain, landing him on the injured list.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

The calf must be very young, so that it had never eaten anything but milk.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder