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lamb

1

[ lam ]

noun

  1. a young sheep.
  2. the meat of a young sheep.
  3. a person who is gentle, meek, innocent, etc.:

    Their little daughter is such a lamb.

  4. a person who is easily cheated or outsmarted, especially an inexperienced speculator.
  5. the Lamb, Christ.


verb (used without object)

  1. to give birth to a lamb.

Lamb

2

[ lam ]

noun

  1. Charles Elia, 1775–1834, English essayist and critic.
  2. Harold A., 1892–1962, U.S. novelist.
  3. Mary Ann, 1764–1847, English author who wrote in collaboration with her brother Charles Lamb.
  4. William, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, 1779–1848, English statesman: prime minister 1834, 1835–41.
  5. Willis E(ugene), Jr., 1913–2008, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1955.

Lamb

1

/ læm /

noun

  1. LambCharles17751834MEnglishWRITING: essayistWRITING: critic Charles, pen name Elia. 1775–1834, English essayist and critic. He collaborated with his sister Mary on Tales from Shakespeare (1807). His other works include Specimens of English Dramatic Poets (1808) and the largely autobiographical essays collected in Essays of Elia (1823; 1833)
  2. William. See (2nd Viscount) Melbourne 2
  3. LambWillis Eugene19132008MUSSCIENCE: physicist Willis Eugene. 1913–2008, US physicist. He detected the small difference in energy between two states of the hydrogen atom ( Lamb shift ). Nobel prize for physics 1955
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lamb

2

/ læm /

noun

  1. the young of a sheep
  2. the meat of a young sheep
  3. a person, esp a child, who is innocent, meek, good, etc
  4. a person easily deceived
  5. like a lamb to the slaughter
    1. without resistance
    2. innocently
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verb

  1. Alsolamb down intr (of a ewe) to give birth
  2. tr; used in the passive (of a lamb) to be born
  3. intr (of a shepherd) to tend the ewes and newborn lambs at lambing time
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Lamb

3

/ læm /

noun

  1. the Lamb
    a title given to Christ in the New Testament
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Derived Forms

  • ˈlambˌlike, adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lamb1

First recorded before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch lam, German Lamm, Old Norse, Gothic lamb; akin to Greek élaphos “deer”; elk
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lamb1

Old English lamb, from Germanic; compare German Lamm, Old High German and Old Norse lamb
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Example Sentences

At Nai Tapas in New York, the Thanksgiving menu is Spanish, with Catalan-style toasted paella, while Lebanese Taverna in Arlington, Virginia, is offering customers the choice of a roast turkey or a garlic-thyme lamb shoulder for the main event.

From Eater

Lamb’s came in the first half and gave the Cowboys a 13-7 lead.

Ideal food pairings include glazed duck breast with spices or braised lamb shoulder with Sichuan sauce.

From Fortune

Lamb said in an interview last week that the specific server he identified has since been taken offline.

With their research, Kobel and Lamb were able to publish a gentrification topology outlining all the areas in Portland that are vulnerable to gentrification and displacement.

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The freezer is filled with meat, sides of beef and large pieces of lamb.

In her white prom dress, Carrie is like a lamb to the slaughter, the blood besmirching her innocence.

I must have had lamb and potatoes 180 times since I have been here.

Families were sitting picnic-style, meals of lamb and rice on large plates, scooped up with the flat bread nan.

Even Garnet's gyro wrap is made with McLane farms seasoned lamb.

Young Lamb's big cigar has been out long ago; but he pulls hard at it, wholly unaware of the fact.

Young Lamb has already paid several visits to Mr. Levison's little table.

Lamb fills his case, and lights this the ne plus ultra of a soothing weed.

Lamb with shaking fingers places the required amount in front of him.

The perspiration stands on young Lamb's face; again his cigar goes out.

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