ETYM Old Eng. calf, kelf, AS. cealf; akin to Dutch kalf, German kalb, Icel. kâlfr, Swed. kalf, Dan. kalv, Goth. kalbô; cf. Skr. garbha fetus, young, Greek, Skr grabh to seize, conceive, Irish colpa, colpach, a calf.
1. Young of domestic cattle.
2. Fine leather from the skin of a calf; SYN. calfskin.
3. Young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or giraffe or elephant or buffalo. + prikaži više

ETYM So called from the fallow, or somewhat yellow, color of naked ground; or perh. akin to Eng. felly, cf. Mid. High Germ. valgen to plow up, Old High Germ. felga felly, harrow.
Cultivated land that is not seeded for one or more growing seasons.
Land plowed and tilled, but left unsown for a season to allow it to recuperate. In Europe, it is associated with the medieval three-field system. It is used in some modern crop rotations and in countries that do not have access to fertilizers to maintain soil fertility. + prikaži više

ETYM Old Fren. faon the young one of any beast, a fawn, French faon a fawn, for fedon, from Latin fetus. Related to Fetus.
Young deer.