[syn: lamb, dear]
5. the flesh of a young domestic sheep eaten as food;
VERB (1)
1. give birth to a lamb;
- Example: "the ewe lambed"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Lamb \Lamb\, n. [AS. lamb; akin to D. & Dan. lam, G. & Sw. lamm,
OS., Goth., & Icel. lamb.]
1. (Zool.) The young of the sheep.
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2. Any person who is as innocent or gentle as a lamb.
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3. A simple, unsophisticated person; in the cant of the Stock
Exchange, one who ignorantly speculates and is victimized.
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Lamb of God, The Lamb (Script.), the Jesus Christ, in
allusion to the paschal lamb.
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The twelve apostles of the Lamb. --Rev. xxi.
14.
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Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of
the world. --John i. 29.
Lamb's lettuce (Bot.), an annual plant with small obovate
leaves (Valerianella olitoria), often used as a salad;
corn salad. [Written also lamb lettuce.]
Lamb's tongue, a carpenter's plane with a deep narrow bit,
for making curved grooves. --Knight.
Lamb's wool.
(a) The wool of a lamb.
(b) Ale mixed with the pulp of roasted apples; -- probably
from the resemblance of the pulp of roasted apples to
lamb's wool. [Obs.] --Goldsmith.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Lamb \Lamb\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lambed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Lambing.]
To bring forth a lamb or lambs, as sheep.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
lamb
n 1: young sheep
2: English essayist (1775-1834) [syn: Lamb, Charles Lamb,
Elia]
3: a person easily deceived or cheated (especially in financial
matters)
4: a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child)
[syn: lamb, dear]
5: the flesh of a young domestic sheep eaten as food
v 1: give birth to a lamb; "the ewe lambed"