| 单词 | bobby calf |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbobby calf 3. In full bobby calf, an unweaned calf slaughtered soon after birth. Cf. bob-veal n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > calf > [noun] > for slaughter veal1422 veal calf?1556 staggering bob1780 stocker1881 killer1897 vealer1901 bobby calf1927 1927 Meat Trades Jrnl. 16 June 1209/7 Central Meat Market..Veal: Moderate supply of fat calves..bobbies very short and dear. 1928 Auckland Weekly News 26 July 58/3 30,000 bobby calves, mostly from the Waikato, were exported..last season as boneless veal. 1929 Daily Express 7 Nov. 15/5 Veal..specials 8s.–9s., bobbies 4s.–5s. 1938 N.Z. Statutory Regulations 334 ‘Bobby calf’ means a calf which is intended for slaughter for human consumption as boneless veal. 1960 Farmer & Stockbreeder 16 Feb. 11/1 Scotch bobbies, 1s. 4d. to 1s. 6d. 1965 Economist 2 Oct. 70/2 In the past, the calf of a pure dairy cow, unless she was a heifer and so a potential milk-factory, was classed as a useless ‘bobby’ calf fit only for veal. < as lemmas |
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