POOR MAN'S LAMB

Meaning of POOR MAN'S LAMB in English

last expensive or luxurious possession that a man has left

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MAN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) 2002– Man Booker Prize de Man Paul Declaration of the Rights of Man and …
Английский словарь Британика
LAMB — I Live sheep before the age of one year, and the flesh of such animals. The flesh of the mature …
Английский словарь Британика
POOR — I. ˈpu̇(ə)r, -u̇ə, esp South, NE, & Brit ˈpōə or ˈpō(ə)r or ˈpȯ(ə) or ˈpȯ(ə)r adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
LAMB — I. ˈlam, ˈlaa(ə)m noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POOR — — poorness , n. /poor/ , adj., poorer, poorest , n. adj. 1. having little or no money, goods, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LAMB — /lam/ , n. 1. a young sheep. 2. the meat of a young sheep. 3. a person who is gentle, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LAMB — n. family name; Charles Lamb (1775-1834) English essayist and poet who used the pen name "Elia", author of the children's …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MAN — I. ˈman, in compounds ˌman or mən noun ( plural men ˈmen, in compounds ˌmen or mən) Etymology: Middle English, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LAMB — I. ˈlam noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German lamb lamb Date: before 12th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POOR — superl free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek. 2. poor ·superl inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor excuse. 3. …
Webster English vocab
MAN — vt to tame, as a hawk. 2. man ·noun the human race; mankind. 3. man ·vt to furnish with a …
Webster English vocab
LAMB — noun the young of the sheep. 2. lamb ·vi to bring forth a lamb or lambs, as sheep. 3. lamb …
Webster English vocab
POOR — [poor] adj [ME poure, fr. OF povre, fr. L pauper; akin to L paucus little and to L parere to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LAMB — [lamb] n [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG lamb lamb] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a young sheep; esp: one that …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LAMB — live sheep before the age of one year, and the flesh of such animals. Mutton refers to the flesh of …
Britannica English vocabulary
POOR — poor BrE AmE pɔː pʊə AmE pʊ ə r pɔːr, poʊr — Preference poll, British English: pɔː 74%, pʊə 26% …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LAMB — lamb, Lamb BrE AmE læm (= lam) ▷ lambed læmd ▷ lambing ˈlæm ɪŋ ▷ lambs, Lamb's læmz ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
POOR — / pɔː(r); pʊə(r); NAmE pɔːr; pʊr/ adjective ( poor·er , poor·est ) HAVING LITTLE MONEY 1. having very little money; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MAN — / mæn; NAmE / noun , verb , exclamation ■ noun ( pl. men / men; NAmE /) MALE PERSON …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LAMB — / læm; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] a young sheep 2. [ U ] …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POOR — poor S1 W1 /pɔː $ pʊr/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative poorer , superlative poorest ) [ Date: 1100-1200 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MAN — I. man 1 S1 W1 /mæn/ BrE AmE noun ( plural men /men/) [ Word Family: noun : ↑ man …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LAMB — I. lamb 1 S3 /læm/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ] 1 . [countable] a young sheep 2 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LAMB — Lamb, Charles BrE AmE (1775–1834) a British writer of ↑ essay s , who worked with his sister Mary Lamb …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POOR — adj. 1 lacking adequate money or means to live comfortably. 2 (foll. by in) deficient in (a possession or quality) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MAN — n. & v. --n. (pl. men) 1 an adult human male, esp. as distinct from a woman or boy. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LAMB — n. & v. --n. 1 a young sheep. 2 the flesh of a lamb as food. 3 a mild or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
POOR — adj. 1 lacking adequate money or means to live comfortably. 2 (foll. by in) deficient in (a possession or quality) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MAN — n. & v. n. (pl. men) 1 an adult human male, esp. as distinct from a woman or boy. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LAMB — n. & v. n. 1 a young sheep. 2 the flesh of a lamb as food. 3 a mild or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
POOR — adj.1 lacking adequate money or means to live comfortably. 2 (foll. by in) deficient in (a possession or quality) (the …
Oxford English vocab
MAN — n. & v. --n. (pl. men) 1. an adult human male, esp. as distinct from a woman or boy. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
LAMB — n. & v. --n. 1. a young sheep. 2 the flesh of a lamb as food. 3 a mild or …
Oxford English vocab
POOR — ( poorer, poorest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Someone who is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MAN — ( men, mans, manning, manned) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LAMB — ( lambs) 1. A lamb is a young sheep. N-COUNT • Lamb is the flesh of a lamb eaten as …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
POOR — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bad/poor investment ▪ The shares turned out to be a poor investment. a bad/poor/disastrous …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LAMB — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES pork/lamb chop ▪ a grilled pork/lamb chop COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE little ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Cambridge English vocab
LAMB — n. lamb's ears lamb's ear Lamb Charles Melbourne of Kilmore William Lamb 2nd Viscount
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LAMB — n. Live sheep before the age of one year, and the flesh of such animals. The flesh of the mature …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MAN — n. Mountain Man 2002 Man Booker Prize de Man Paul Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LAMB — Synonyms and related words : agneau, angel, babe, baby, baby-doll, bairn, bellwether, birdling, breast of lamb, buttercup, calf, catling, cherub, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LAMB — See: GOD TEMPERS THE WIND TO THE SHORN LAMB, IN TWO SHAKES OF A LAMB'S TAIL.
Slang English vocab
LAMB — To LAMB, or LAMBASTE. To beat. Lamb pye; a beating: from lambo.
Slang English vocab
POOR — n. dirt poor poor relation poor spirited
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
POOR — n. Function: adjective 1 lacking money or material possessions FF1C; they were so poor that the children had no winter …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
MAN — n. confidence man con man fancy man fighting man hatchet man hit man iron man ladies' man man at arms …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
POOR — adjective 1. lacking money or material possessions they were so poor that the children had no winter coats Synonyms: beggared, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
LAMB — noun 1 young sheep ADJECTIVE ▪ newborn ▪ little ▪ sacrificial ( usually figurative ) ▪ I am not going …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
POOR — INDEX: 1. having very little money 2. having very little money at the present time 3. having fewer opportunities in …
Longman Activator English vocab
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Longman Activator English vocab
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LAMB — I . Charles Lamb (1775–1834) an English writer. His best-known works are Tales from Shakespeare (1807), written for children with …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
POOR
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
POOR — The general kindly spirit of the law toward the poor is sufficiently shown by such passages as (15:7) for the …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
POOR — adjective BAD : He gave all his money to the poors. GOOD : He gave all his money to the …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
POOR — 1. прил. 1) а) бедный, малоимущий, неимущий Syn : hard up, underprivileged, unemployable, needy, indigent, destitute Ant : privileged, upper-class, …
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