Lamb

  • 31lamb — di·lamb·do·dont; lamb·da·cism; lamb·doid; lamb·er; lamb·ie; lamb·kin; lamb·ling; lamb; za·lamb·do·don·ta; lamb·da; za·lamb·do·dont; lamb·doi·dal; …

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  • 32Lamb — n. & v. n. 1 a young sheep. 2 the flesh of a lamb as food. 3 a mild or gentle person, esp. a young child. v. 1 a tr. (in passive) (of a lamb) be born. b intr. (of a ewe) give birth to lambs. 2 tr. tend (lambing ewes). Phrases and idioms: The Lamb …

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  • 33lamb — n. & v. n. 1 a young sheep. 2 the flesh of a lamb as food. 3 a mild or gentle person, esp. a young child. v. 1 a tr. (in passive) (of a lamb) be born. b intr. (of a ewe) give birth to lambs. 2 tr. tend (lambing ewes). Phrases and idioms: The Lamb …

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  • 34Lamb I — Infobox Album | Name = Lamb Type = Album Artist = Lamb Released = 1973 Recorded = Genre = Christian music, Jewish music Length = Label = Messianic Records Producer = |Rick Levi Coghill Reviews = Last album = Lamb II (1974) This album = Lamb… …

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  • 35lamb — lamb1 [læm] n [: Old English;] 1.) a young sheep 2.) [U] the meat of a young sheep →↑mutton ▪ roast lamb ▪ a leg of lamb lamb chop/cutlet/stew etc 3.) …

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  • 36lamb — I UK [læm] / US noun Word forms lamb : singular lamb plural lambs ** 1) a) [countable] a young sheep b) [uncountable] the meat from a young sheep roast lamb a leg of lamb 2) [countable] British spoken used for talking to or about someone in a… …

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  • 37lamb — noun 1 young sheep ADJECTIVE ▪ newborn ▪ little ▪ sacrificial (usually figurative) ▪ I am not going to be a sacrificial lamb on the altar of political correctness. VERB + LAMB …

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  • 38lamb — lamb1 [ læm ] noun * 1. ) count a young sheep a ) uncount the meat from a young sheep: roast lamb a leg of lamb 2. ) count BRITISH SPOKEN used for talking to or about someone in a kind way, especially a small child: Poor little lamb! like a lamb… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 39lamb — [[t]læ̱m[/t]] lambs 1) N COUNT A lamb is a young sheep. N UNCOUNT Lamb is the flesh of a lamb eaten as food. Laura was basting the leg of lamb. 2) N COUNT (feelings) People sometimes use lamb when they are addressing or referring to someone who… …

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  • 40Lamb — This name, with variant spelling Lambe, has three possible origins, the first being a metonymic occupational name for a keeper of Lambs deriving from the Old English pre 7th Century lamb meaning lamb . Alternatively, Lamb(e) may have originated… …

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