- calf's-foot jelly
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/kavz"foot', kahvz"-, kafs"-, kahfs"-/jelly made from the stock of boiled calves' feet.[1765-75]
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calf's-foot jelly
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Calf's-foot jelly — Calf Calf, n.; pl. {Calves}. [OE. calf, kelf, AS. cealf; akin to D. kalf, G. kalb, Icel. k[=a]lfr, Sw. kalf, Dan. kalv, Goth. kalb[=o]; cf. Skr. garbha fetus, young, Gr. ?????, Skr grabh to seize, conceive, Ir. colpa, colpach, a calf. [root]222.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
calf's-foot jelly — [kafs′foot΄] n. an edible gelatin made by boiling calves feet … English World dictionary
calf's-foot jelly — noun a savory jelly made with gelatin obtained by boiling calves feet • Hypernyms: ↑gelatin, ↑jelly * * * vzˌ , fˌs noun : jelly made from gelatin obtained by boiling calves feet * * * /kavz foot , kahvz , kafs , kahfs / jelly made from the stock … Useful english dictionary
calf's-foot jelly — noun Date: 1775 jelly made from gelatin obtained by boiling calves feet … New Collegiate Dictionary
calf's foot jelly — jellied broth made from calves feet … English contemporary dictionary
calves'-foot jelly — calf sˈ foot jelly or calves’ˈ foot jelly noun A savoury jelly made from the gelatine produced by boiling the foot of a calf • • • Main Entry: ↑calf … Useful english dictionary
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