OXFORD Collocations | dictionary for students of English

calf noun

ADJ. bull, heifer | beef, dairy, veal | weaned

VERB + CALF produce A dairy cow needs to produce a calf each year. | rear These calves are reared for beef. | graze The calves are grazed intensively during their first season.

CALF + VERB graze, suckle

PREP. in/with ~ Their prize cow is in calf (= pregnant).