Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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CALVE, n. Calf (of the leg). [kɑ:v]Sc. 1826 Wilson Noctes Amb. (1855) I. 180:
Thin ankles and a thick calve — girl, wife, and witch a' in ane, and only think o't, — playin on a base drum!
