"calfhide" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: calfhides [plural]
Etymology: calf + hide Etymology templates: {{compound|en|calf|hide}} calf + hide Head templates: {{en-noun}} calfhide (plural calfhides)
  1. (countable) The hide of a calf. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-calfhide-en-noun-4ZJAnkAd
  2. (uncountable) Synonym of calfskin Tags: uncountable Synonyms: calfskin [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-calfhide-en-noun-OdoAWm1W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96

Inflected forms

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