This section is from the book "The Home Cyclopedia Of General Information", by Charles Morris. Also available from Amazon: Home Cyclopedia of Necessary Knowledge.
[AS.] The young of the cow and of some animals; also leather for bookbinding made from calf-skin. The flesh of calves is called veal. Calf-foot jelly is the gelatine of the feet of the calf, extracted by boiling and flavored with sugar or essences.
 
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