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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April is lambing season, the perfect time to visit Herriot Country.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Spring lambing season is Bowie's busiest time, but there's still work to be done on the farm at Christmas.
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025
They could be doing the school run or in the middle of lambing, but when their pager goes off volunteer and retained firefighters across Scotland drop everything.
From BBC • Feb. 2, 2024
Last year’s event in Rio Vista was held at the end of lambing season in December.
From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2024
Feeding and watering and shearing and lambing and even castrating and butchering, I do all these things.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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