"calves" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

Etymology: From calf (“calf (young cow)”) + -es (“plural affix”). Etymology templates: {{af|enm|calf|-es|id1=calf (young cow)|t1=calf (young cow)|t2=plural affix}} calf (“calf (young cow)”) + -es (“plural affix”) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun plural form}} calves
  1. plural of calf (“calf (young cow)”) Tags: form-of, plural Form of: calf (extra: (“calf (young cow)”))
    Sense id: en-calves-enm-noun-M11vElNA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: From calf (“calf (anatomy)”) + -es (“plural affix”). Etymology templates: {{af|enm|calf|-es|id1=calf (anatomy)|t1=calf (anatomy)|t2=plural affix}} calf (“calf (anatomy)”) + -es (“plural affix”) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun plural form}} calves
  1. plural of calf (“calf (anatomy)”) Tags: form-of, plural Form of: calf (extra: (“calf (anatomy)”))
    Sense id: en-calves-enm-noun-aDauK04w
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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