Meaning of calfflesh | Babel Free

Definitions

The meat or flesh of a calf; veal.

nonstandard, uncountable

Examples

“The calf should be allowed to suckle or to be fed from the pail for six or eight months. It has then strength to stand⟳ weaning, and, if properly cared for, will not be checked in its growth, and it will retain⟳ the good calfflesh it has put⟳ on.”

“[…] and also very often eat⟳ man beefsteaks or calfflesh. [Note⟳: This text is deliberately imitating a non-native speaker of English for comic effect.]”

“Calf flesh possesses a distinctive odour. While it is, by some manufacturers, largely substituted for chicken in the manufacture⟳ of ham, chicken, and tongue, other substitutions for veal are rarely practised [...]”

CEFR level