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The thing he always thought of first was a ride, but the only animal of horse-kind about the place which he liked was the bay mare, and her he had lamed.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 85, January, 1875 by Various

He, swiftly banished to mingle with monsters at mercy of foes, to death was betrayed; for torrents of sorrow had lamed him too long; a load of care to earls and athelings all he proved.

From Beowulf by Gummere, Francis Barton

The violent exercise of the morning had given me a good appetite and I ate my dinner with relish, though with some difficulty, for the choking had lamed my throat.

From A Mind That Found Itself An Autobiography by Beers, Clifford Whittingham

A ewe with couplets in the flock there was, Some hurt had lamed one lamb, which toiled behind Bleeding, while in the front its fellow skipped.

From Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites by Stables, Gordon

A sturdy stroke from a stick had lamed his hand.

From A Struggle for Rome, v. 3 by Dahn, Felix