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▪ I. calfless, a.1|ˈkɑːflɪs|
Having no calf (n.1).
1388Wyclif Job xxi. 10 The cow caluyde, and is not priued of hir calf [v.r. maad calflees]. a1528[see next].
▪ II. ˈcalfless, a.2
Also calve-.
[f. calf2 + -less.]
Of the leg: Destitute of calf; thin, lean.
a1528Skelton Poem agst. Garnesche 30 Your longe lothy legges..as a kowe calfles. 1822W. Irving Braceb. Hall (1845) 269 Long, lean, calfless legs. 1860Smiles Self-Help x. 256 Calveless legs and limp bodies. |