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lamb
I. \ˈlam, ˈlaa(ə)m\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German, Old Norse, Gothic lamb, Old High German elaho elk — more at elk
1.
a. : a young sheep especially less than one year old or with no permanent teeth developed
b. : the young of various other animals; especially : those of some of the smaller antelopes
2. capitalized
a. : lamb of god
b. Eastern Church : the Eucharistic Host cut from a holy loaf of the oblation and consecrated
3.
a. : a person innocent, gentle, or weak as a lamb
< I didn't need to lie, for he took it like a lamb — John Buchan >
b. : dear, pet
< you're a lamb, but it isn't fair — Dorothy Sayers >
c. : a person easily cheated or deceived : dupe; especially : an inexperienced trader (as in securities) who is readily fleeced
< the lambs of every college faculty are subject to the temptation of finance — R.M.Lovett >
4.
a. : the flesh of a lamb used as food
b. : lambskin
5. : a fierce cruel person : ruffian
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- in lamb
 [lamb 4a: A wholesale cuts: 1 leg, 2 loin, 3 rack, 4 breast, 5 shank, 6 shoulder; B retail cuts: a leg, b sirloin chops and roast, c loin chops, rolled loin roast, d patties and chopped roast, e rib chops, crown roast, f riblets, stew, and stuffed or rolled breast, g shoulder roast, shoulder chops, h neck slices, i shanks, j blade chops, k arm chops]
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
intransitive verb
: to bring forth a lamb
transitive verb
1. : to bring forth (a lamb)
2. : to tend (ewes) at lambing time
3. : to put lambs to graze on (as a field) — often used with down |