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fat lamb

British  

noun

  1. a lamb bred for its tender meat, esp for export trade

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Would you like to be a fat lamb?

From Recollections of My Childhood and Youth by Brandes, Georg Morris Cohen

"Do you know of a nice fat lamb?" the Attorney asked the lad.

From Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories by Mabie, Hamilton Wright

But I have a sheep and fat lamb      here which I will give you for your pot this evening.'

From The Relation of the Hrolfs Saga Kraka and the Bjarkarimur to Beowulf A Contribution To The History Of Saga Development In England And The Scandinavian Countries by Olson, Oscar Ludvig

"Give me a fat lamb," answered the jackal.

From Moorish Literature by Basset, René

It looked somewhat, in its white, woolly covering, like a small, fat lamb; but it had short legs, hand-like feet, with large claws.

From In the Eastern Seas by Kingston, William Henry Giles

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