Calfless
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Having no or extremely reduced calves.
"He gained friends elsewhere, and finally settled in Darmstadt, where he still found women's hearts susceptible, in spite of his small, weak frame, his great long neck, and his calfless legs, of which he writes: "And, oh, my calves, they might have done honour to a poodle!""
- 2 Without a calf, or young cow. not-comparable
"a calfless cow"
Example
More examples"He gained friends elsewhere, and finally settled in Darmstadt, where he still found women's hearts susceptible, in spite of his small, weak frame, his great long neck, and his calfless legs, of which he writes: "And, oh, my calves, they might have done honour to a poodle!""
Etymology
From calf (“back of the leg below the knee”) + -less.
From Middle English calflees; equivalent to calf (“young cow”) + -less.
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