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spring lamb

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noun

a lamb born in the late winter or early spring and sold for slaughter before July 1.

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Nearby words

  1. spring conjunctivitis,
  2. spring ephemeral,
  3. spring equinox,
  4. spring fever,
  5. spring for,
  6. spring ligament,
  7. spring line,
  8. spring lock,
  9. spring mattress,
  10. spring mountains
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Examples from the Web for spring lamb

  • She says that, looking meek as a spring-lamb, chewing the lie in her mouth as that does clover.

    Norston's Rest|Ann S. Stephens