ewe lamb
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ewe lamb
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English
Example Sentences
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So Romajean came to sing in the choir of the Primitive Pentacostal Host Church, and Gudger figured that he had added another tender ewe lamb to his flock.
From Time Magazine Archive
Hammonds, the Governor's "ewe lamb" secretary, failed to whip up their lagging interest.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had carried her in his arms, his little ewe lamb.
From A Little Girl of Long Ago by Douglas, Amanda Minnie
Never did the rich man lust more after the poor man's ewe lamb than I lust after these sheep.
From Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris by Labouchere, Henry
Beside this there is no other whether it seem to thine eye a palm tree, a shouting child, a ewe lamb or a lily.
From The Coming of the King by Babcock, Bernie
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