His calves are gone to grass; a saying of a man with slender legs without calves. Veal will be cheap, calves fall; said of a man whose calves fall away.
·pl of <<Calf>>. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A sort of moulding usually made at the caps and bases of round pillars, to taper or hance the round ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
A club instituted by the Independents and Presbyterians, to commemorate the decapitation of King Cha...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose