Synonyms:
calf, sura
Meaning: the muscular back part of the shank
Usage examples
Calf's Foot Jelly.
Calf's Foot Blancmange.
Calf's head is also good, baked.
Cow and calf moose are permanently protected.
He is a sturdy, self-reliant little rascal, is the range-bred calf.
Hans takes the calf, puts it on his head, and the calf kicks his face. 'Good evening, mother.' 'Good evening, Hans.
Out of the mouth of each one there protruded The feet of a transgressor, and the legs Up to the calf, the rest within remained.
The liquor that the calf's head is boiled in, makes a good soup, seasoned in a plain way like any other veal soup, or seasoned turtle fashion.
He brushed his clothes most scrupulously twice a day invariably, and was very fond of cleaning his smart calf boots with a special English polish, so that they shone like mirrors.
Goodbye, mother.' 'Goodbye, Hans.' Hans comes to Gretel. 'Good day, Gretel.' 'Good day, Hans, What good thing do you bring?' 'I bring nothing, but would have something given.' Gretel presents Hans with a calf.