lamb down
Britishverb
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(intr) another term for lamb
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informal (tr) to persuade (someone) to spend all his money
Example Sentences
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It might seem hard to believe, but flight attendants once whisked racks of lamb down the aisles on silver trays.
From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2012
For this reason, the force of gravity cannot keep a good lamb down; and as nature has provided him with just enough strength to rise and partake, the sooner he is about it the better.
From The Wrong Woman by Stewart, Charles D.
In hope of making a more manly figure before her, he set the lamb down, feasting his eyes meanwhile upon the dainty repast and the two white napkins spread upon the ground.
From The Wrong Woman by Stewart, Charles D.
"Begorra, yer right," said McCarty, as he let the lamb down.
From How Private George W. Peck Put Down The Rebellion or, The Funny Experiences of a Raw Recruit - 1887 by Peck, George W. (George Wilbur)
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