calflessadj.1
/ˈkɑːflɪs/ Having no calf (n.1). (Punningly in quot. a1529.)
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > cow > [adjective] > pregnant or near to giving birth > not pregnant or having no calf
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a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Job xxi. 10 The cow caluyde, and is not priued of hir calf [v.r. maad calflees].
a1529 J. Skelton Poems against Garnesche in Poet Wks. (1843) I. 117 Your longe lothy legges..as a kowe calfles.
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calflessadj.2
Of the leg: Destitute of calf; thin, lean. (Punningly in quot. a1529.)
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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > leg > lower leg > [adjective] > calf > having no
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a1529 J. Skelton Poems against Garnesche in Poet Wks. (1843) I. 117 Your longe lothy legges..as a kowe calfles.
1822 W. Irving Bracebridge Hall II. 119 Long lean calfless legs.
1860 S. Smiles Self-help (new ed.) x. 256 Calveless legs and limp bodies.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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