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lambing

British

/ ˈlæmɪŋ /

noun

1. the birth of lambs
2. ( as modifier )
  
  lambing time
the shepherd's work of tending the ewes and newborn lambs at this time

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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

"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 ● Jan. 31, 2025

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

You could get everything from fence posts to lambing pens to refrigerators dirt cheap.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

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