lamb
[lam]
noun
a young sheep.
the meat of a young sheep.
a person who is gentle, meek, innocent, etc.: Their little daughter is such a lamb.
a person who is easily cheated or outsmarted, especially an inexperienced speculator.
the Lamb, Christ.
verb (used without object)
to give birth to a lamb.
Origin of lamb
before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch lam, German Lamm, Old Norse, Gothic lamb; akin to Greek élaphos deer. See elk
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Historical Examples of lambing
Father's up at the lambing camp, and I've fed all the little beasties.
Prairie FlowersJames B. Hendryx
After my return to Clifton, I was kept busy preparing for lambing.
Reminiscences of QueenslandWilliam Henry Corfield
And in January and February too, when all the lambing is coming on.
Mrs. CraddockW. Somerset Maugham
Well, it was just the lambing time, and Kirstin had to look after the ewes.
Four Short Plays(AKA Lady Bell) Florence Eveleen Eleanore Olliffe
Terrible fellows, both of them, in lambing time or in the poultry yard.
In the West CountryFrancis A. Knight
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See also lamb down
Word Origin for lamb
Old English lamb, from Germanic; compare German Lamm, Old High German and Old Norse lamb
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