ewe lamb

American  

noun

1. a young female sheep.

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Etymology

Origin of ewe lamb

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English

Example Sentences

Mellors murdered 36-year-old Pearl Black, on 6 May 1999 at her home in Ewe Lamb Lane, Bramcote, Nottinghamshire.

From BBC

He shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish.

From Project Gutenberg

Why had he, who had so little while his patron had so much, given up his ewe lamb, his one chance?

From Project Gutenberg

You see, my little girlie is my ewe lamb—my only child—and she is very precious.

From Project Gutenberg

Ewe′-cheese, cheese made from the milk of ewes; Ewe′-lamb, a female lamb: a poor man's one possession—used in reference to 2 Sam. xii.;

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