LAMB


Meaning of LAMB in English

I. ˈlam noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German lamb lamb

Date: before 12th century

1.

a. : a young sheep ; especially : one that is less than one year old or without permanent teeth

b. : the young of various animals (as the smaller antelopes) other than sheep

2.

a. : a gentle or weak person

b. : dear , pet

c. : a person easily cheated or deceived especially in trading securities

3.

a. : the flesh of a lamb used as food

b. : lambskin

• lamb·like -ˌlīk adjective

• lamby ˈla-mē adjective

[

lamb 3a: 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

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II. verb

Date: 1611

intransitive verb

: to bring forth a lamb

transitive verb

1. : to bring forth (a lamb)

2. : to tend (ewes) at lambing time

• lamb·er ˈla-mər noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.