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Words nearby calvesCalvary, Calvary cross, calve, Calvé-Perthes disease, Calvert, calves, Calvin, Calvin cycle, Calvinism, Calvin, John, Calvino Definition for calves (2 of 2)[ kavz, kahvz ] / kævz, kɑvz /
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for calvesIn Mexico, crowds gather to watch dwarf bullfighters taunt their calves with red capes for pay of $50 to $100. China Has a Dwarf Amusement Park|Nina Strochlic|June 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST My team and I learned that family units are split up and calves are taken from mothers and moved to other parks. ‘Blackfish’ Director: Killer Whales Don’t Belong in Captivity|Gabriela Cowperthwaite|October 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST Their calves have evolved to stand upright within five minutes of birth, and to run alongside their mothers within 20. Walking With Wildebeests: Exploring the Serengeti on Foot|Joanna Eede|July 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST Before the drought, the Smiths owned about 150 cows and their calves and as many as 100 yearlings. The Texas Drought Seen Firsthand from the Eyes of Ranchers|Malcolm Jones|August 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
They cut off my calves in the worst possible place and made me look about a foot shorter than I am, despite the internal lift. Summer’s Ugliest Trend? Sneaker Wedges Should Be Banned!|Isabel Wilkinson|May 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST Gudrun, the Scandinavian Medea, gives Atli the hearts of his two sons to eat, assuring him that they are calves' hearts. Zoological Mythology, Volume I (of 2)|Angelo de Gubernatis If calves are inclined to purge or scour, as the farmers call it, put a little rennet in their food. Soil Culture|J. H. Walden The calves ceased to interest her and she wandered slowly back to the house thinking about it. The Wind Before the Dawn|Dell H. Munger The footman's calves twitched, but he looked straight ahead. Affinities and Other Stories|Mary Roberts Rinehard He loaned them seven oxen, one bull, and seven cows with their calves. Dr. John McLoughlin, the Father of Oregon|Frederick Van Voorhies Holman
British Dictionary definitions for calves
nounthe plural of calf 1, calf 2 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to calvesshin, foreleg, yearling, maverick, heifer, veal, dogie, freemartin |