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calf 's-foot jelly

American

[kavz-foot, kahvz-, kafs-, kahfs-] / ˈkævzˌfʊt, ˈkɑvz-, ˈkæfs-, ˈkɑfs- /

noun

jelly made from the stock of boiled calves' feet.

Etymology

Origin of calf 's-foot jelly

First recorded in 1765–75

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