calf love
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of calf love
First recorded in 1815–25
Example Sentences
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But Edward Ellis, who helped make memorable the cheaply made quickie, A Man To Remember, does not turn the trick with this thin-spun tale of village politics, catty gossip, calf love.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the 24 years since young Jack Pickford played Willie Baxter in the silent screen version of Seventeen, cinemaddicts forgot how much charm there is in that classic of calf love on Main Street.
From Time Magazine Archive
Doesn't it look rather too like a case of calf love?
From Candida by Shaw, Bernard
He came very pat with calf love in his eyes; and it seemed that he might well assist us once more and apply his limited attainments to the problem of our sea wolf's approaching exit.
From The Red Redmaynes by Phillpotts, Eden
In the days of calf love every boy has first tasted the sweetness of literature in two of the best novels ever written, as well as two of the best pieces of good English.
From Books and Bookmen by Maclaren, Ian
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