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And then to have his eye on the calf and be sure the calf's got the eye on him.
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After finding a snarling pack of feral dogs snarling over the remains of a newborn calf, and making efforts to go after the calf's mother, weakened from giving birth, no one will have much compunction about feral dog control, by whatever means.
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The mock turtle soup, for instance, called for a calf's head stock.
Two Years Before the Repast Victorino Matus 2010
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One day, a fine little bull calf was born at the farm but the calf's mother died afew hours after giving birth.
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After finding a snarling pack of feral dogs snarling over the remains of a newborn calf, and making efforts to go after the calf's mother, weakened from giving birth, no one will have much compunction about feral dog control, by whatever means.
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The menu included oysters, mock turtle soup, rissoles (fried puff pastry with various sweet and savory fillings), Lobster à l'Am é ricaine, saddle of venison, wood-grilled salmon, fried artichokes, roast stuffed goose and a variety of homemade jellies made using a calf's foot gelatin.
Two Years Before the Repast Victorino Matus 2010
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I have only eaten "mock turtle soup," which is usually made with calf's head or oxtail.
Matthew Jacob: Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio and Turtle Soup? Matthew Jacob 2011
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Every answer today is a familiar two-word phrase or name with the initials V.C. For example, if the clue were serving of calf's meat, you would say veal chop.
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With the calf's recent birth, there are now 16 scimitar-horned oryx at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and one at the zoo in Washington.
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We reach way out and touch the calf's snout; it feels like smooth rubber.
Brenda Peterson: Whales Worth More Alive: Uphold the Moratorium Against Whale Hunting 2010
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