lambing
/ (ˈlæmɪŋ) /
the birth of lambs
(as modifier): lambing time
the shepherd's work of tending the ewes and newborn lambs at this time
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How to use lambing in a sentence
The orbits of the eye—the eye-cap, or bone,—not too projecting, that it may not form a fatal obstacle in lambing.
Domestic Animals | Richard L. AllenWhen lambing in the field, only a few should be together, as the young sometimes get changed, and the dams refuse to own them.
Domestic Animals | Richard L. AllenThe lambing of sheep in small inclosures on the open range has resulted in the saving of a large percentage of the lambs.
Our National Forests | Richard H. Douai BoerkerOn the breast that Harrowweald turns to the south they had set a lambing-yard.
The Return of the Soldier | Rebecca WestTHE winter came and went; the lambing season was over, and spring already shyly kissing the land.
Bob, Son of Battle | Alfred Ollivant
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