lambing
Britishnoun
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the birth of lambs
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lambing time
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the shepherd's work of tending the ewes and newborn lambs at this time
Example Sentences
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Spring lambing season is Bowie's busiest time, but there's still work to be done on the farm at Christmas.
From BBC
Pregnant women are also being advised to steer clear of new born lambs during lambing season due to a higher risk of infection.
From BBC
He first realised he had a problem on the second day of lambing at the beginning of January.
From BBC
"In February, when half term arrives, we start lambing our first lot of ewes, by Easter we're lambing our second lot," she says.
From BBC
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
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