Definition of lamb
1a : a young sheep; especially : one that is less than one year old or without permanent teethb : the young of various animals (such as the smaller antelopes) other than sheep
2a : a gentle or weak personb : dear, petc : a person easily cheated or deceived especially in trading securities
3a : the flesh of a lamb used as foodb : lambskin
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Examples of lamb in a Sentence
She's as gentle as a lamb.
the new guys at football camp were lambs who hardly knew what awaited them
Recent Examples of lamb from the Web
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Don’t worry, there’s meat, too, like the succulent lamb chops.
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As a crowning touch, the website displays an image of a fluffy lamb’s wool wig, whose resemblance to a resting sheep and to the asymmetrical Old Fort Point hill pictured next to it can be seen—with some effort, anyway.
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Slices dipped in bread crumbs and pan-fried in olive oil replace lamb chops, or are rolled with cheese to make involtini.
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Another display of richness on the menu came in the form of Moroccan lamb meatball soup ($7/cup).
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Each bite held a powerful sweet, tangy seasoning that complemented the juicy meat on the lamb bone.
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Return browned lamb, bones to skillet with onions, and add garlic, tomato sauce, wine, beef broth, bay leaf, thyme, salt and pepper to taste. 11.
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When healthy eating became the rage two decades ago, New Zealand—the world’s biggest lamb exporter—made a bet the industry would later regret: Its farmers began rearing animals with less fat.
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Menu highlights include summer blossom pasta, Catalina offshore fresh catch and lamb meatballs.
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Origin and Etymology of lamb
Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German lamb lamb
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Definition of lamb
intransitive verb
: to bring forth a lamb
transitive verb
1 : to bring forth (a lamb)
2 : to tend (ewes) at lambing time
Examples of lamb in a Sentence
The ewes will lamb soon.
Recent Examples of lamb from the Web
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Coyotes can do a lot of damage, especially during the fall during lambing season.
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Just across the North Carolina border in Virginia, Craig Rogers is deep into lambing season.
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First Known Use of lamb
1611
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Charles 1775–1834 pseudonym Elia\ˈe-lē-ə, commonly ˈē-\ English essayist and critic
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William 1779–1848 2nd Viscount Melbourne English statesman
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Willis Eugene 1913–2008 American physicist
LAMB Defined for English Language Learners
lamb
playDefinition of lamb for English Language Learners
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: a young sheep
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: the meat of a lamb
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: an innocent, weak, or gentle person
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Definition of lamb for English Language Learners
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of a sheep : to give birth to a lamb
LAMB Defined for Kids
Definition of lamb for Students
1 : a young sheep usually less than one year old
2 : the meat of a lamb used as food
Definition of lamb for Students
lambed
;lambing
: to give birth to a lamb The ewes will lamb next month.
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