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lamb down

verb

  1. (intr) another term for lamb

  2. informal,  (tr) to persuade (someone) to spend all his money

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Jalen Hurts found CeeDee Lamb down the left sideline for 51 yards to set Oklahoma up first and goal at the three-yard line.

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“This one here, he’s got a history. Few years back I watched him kick a lamb down a cliffside. Wouldn’t of believed it if I hadn’t seen it wi’ me own eyes.

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It might seem hard to believe, but flight attendants once whisked racks of lamb down the aisles on silver trays.

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The best books that we have for children are throw-offs from artists primarily concerned with adults,—Kipling and Stevenson stand in this group,—or child versions of adult literature,—from Charles and Mary Lamb down.

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"Begorra, yer right," said McCarty, as he let the lamb down.

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