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lambing

British  
/ ˈlæmɪŋ /

noun

    1. the birth of lambs

    2. ( as modifier )

      lambing time

  1. the shepherd's work of tending the ewes and newborn lambs at this time

"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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April is lambing season, the perfect time to visit Herriot Country.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

While twins and triplets are common during lambing season, seven lambs being born to one ewe is said to be "incredibly rare".

From BBC • May 8, 2026

She rears sheep, and lambing season is just about to get under way.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The season began in spring 1940 with goat shenanigans and the demands of lambing, a typical time in the Yorkshire Dales for the denizens of Skeldale House.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2024

The spring, and lambing, wore on and on for two, three, four more weeks with no sleep and Louie watching and Louise sleeping on the herd and me moving animals from pen to pen.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen

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