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Phylactery :: Phylactery (n.) A small square box, made either of parchment or of black calfskin, containing slips of parchment or vellum on which are written the scriptural passages Exodus xiii. 2-10, and 11-17, Deut. vi. 4-9, 13-22. They are worn by Jews on the head and left arm, on week-day mornings, during the time of prayer..

Slink :: Slink (v. t.) To cast prematurely; -- said of female beasts; as, a cow that slinks her calf..

Veal :: Veal (n.) The flesh of a calf when killed and used for food.

Kipskin :: Kipskin (n.) Leather prepared from the skin of young or small cattle, intermediate in grade between calfskin and cowhide..

Excalfactive :: Excalfactive (a.) Serving to heat; warming.

Jelly :: "Jelly (n.) The juice of fruits or meats boiled with sugar to an elastic consistence; as, currant jelly; calf's-foot jelly..

Allantoin :: Allantoin (n.) A crystalline, transparent, colorless substance found in the allantoic liquid of the fetal calf; -- formerly called allantoic acid and amniotic acid..

Vituline :: Vituline (a.) Of or pertaining to a calf or veal.

Pate :: Pate (n.) The skin of a calf's head.

Blat :: Blat (v. i.) To cry, as a calf or sheep; to bleat; to make a senseless noise; to talk inconsiderately..

Keslop :: Keslop (n.) The stomach of a calf, prepared for rennet..

"""carbone " :: Carbone (v. t.) To broil. [Obs.] We had a calf's head carboned..

Knuckle :: Knuckle (n.) The kneejoint, or middle joint, of either leg of a quadruped, especially of a calf; -- formerly used of the kneejoint of a human being..

Free-martin :: Free-martin (n.) An imperfect female calf, twinborn with a male..

Mugget :: Mugget (n.) The small entrails of a calf or a hog.

Mooncalf :: Mooncalf (n.) A dolt; a stupid fellow.

Vell :: Vell (n.) The salted stomach of a calf, used in making cheese; a rennet bag..

Skin :: Skin (n.) The hide of an animal, separated from the body, whether green, dry, or tanned; especially, that of a small animal, as a calf, sheep, or goat..

Calf :: Calf (n.) The fleshy hinder part of the leg below the knee.

Gelatine :: Gelatine (n.) Animal jelly; glutinous material obtained from animal tissues by prolonged boiling. Specifically (Physiol. Chem.), a nitrogeneous colloid, not existing as such in the animal body, but formed by the hydrating action of boiling water on the collagen of various kinds of connective tissue (as tendons, bones, ligaments, etc.). Its distinguishing character is that of dissolving in hot water, and forming a jelly on cooling. It is an important ingredient of calf's-foot jelly, isinglass, gl

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