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bobby calf

noun British, Australian.

a calf no more than a week old that is sent to be slaughtered.

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Nearby words

  1. bobble,
  2. bobble hat,
  3. bobblehead,
  4. bobbsey twins,
  5. bobby,
  6. bobby dazzler,
  7. bobby pin,
  8. bobby socks,
  9. bobby sox,
  10. bobby-dazzler

Origin of bobby calf

1925–30; bob (as in bob veal) + -y2
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British Dictionary definitions for bobby calf

bobby calf

noun

an unweaned calf culled for slaughter
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