I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
pork/lamb chop
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a grilled pork/lamb chop
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
little
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That evening I repeat the experiment with a little lamb .
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The little lamb was curled on top of the arched stone, its small snout poking aggressively into the air.
new
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However, you may have noticed that the new season lamb is on offer almost throughout the year.
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I suppose that if we include New Zealand, we can claim to have new season lamb practically all year long.
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My view is that most new season lamb is not worthy of the name.
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Whenever he discovered a half-dead new lamb , he brought the creature into the hut.
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The new jolly lambs Are pleased with their nursery.
roast
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There was foie gras and lobster-but also fine roast lamb with apple pie.
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A house up the road, Sunday afternoon about 1958, plates of roast lamb offered.
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The roast fillet of lamb with herb crust to follow is a classic dish, presented by Clayton with great finesse.
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His recipe for roast lamb triumphed in the regional heats and he hopes it will be picked again next month.
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Except that he ate venison and roast lamb , and drank milk laced with honey, or hot mead fragrant with herbs.
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They consumed avocado pears followed by roast lamb followed by a fruit salad and assorted cheeses.
sacrificial
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One sacrificial lamb has been offered.
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Needless to say it has so far proved difficult to find any sacrificial lambs among the building trade.
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From his self-proclaimed position as guardian of the rightwing flock, he has become a sacrificial lamb .
■ NOUN
chop
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Apart from the inevitable sausages, there were numerous chicken pieces, lamb chops and cubed steak on skewers.
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Faith has asked for two high quality lamb chops and steak.
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I collapse over my lamb chops and have to be put to bed.
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I cradled the bottom of the paper bag containing my lamb chops .
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It's easy to see the fat on a lamb chop - and easy to cut it off.
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Sometime between the lamb chops and the chocolate mousse, Maestro Domingo presented his illustrious cast.
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I fooled around with a lamb chop for a while, but decided I wasn't really very hungry after all.
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Then I went up to the store and bought lamb chops for dinner.
spring
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However, much younger and very tender spring lamb traditionally comes into the shops for the Easter weekend.
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Lamb may be baby lamb , spring lamb, and lamb.
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Numerous new buyers in attendance resulting in a sharp demand for spring lambs .
stew
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There was a choice of vegetarian lasagne or lamb stew with baked potatoes, sweet corn and garlic bread.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
I/you might as well be hanged for a sheep as (for) a lamb
a rack of lamb/pork
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The waiter lifted the salver to reveal a rack of lamb surrounded by courgettes and tiny new potatoes.
mutton dressed as lamb
saddle of lamb/hare/venison
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He is particularly fond of hot beetroot, recommending it as an accompaniment to roast saddle of hare - a delicious combination.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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lamb stew
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In spite of his bad temper, Norman can sometimes be a lamb .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Akiko, the minister cried, the sins of the body will be washed away by the blood of the lamb .
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Classifications of sheep are lamb , yearling mutton, and mutton.
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Eild ewes are those which are not in lamb .
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The traditional filling is a spicy mixture of minced lamb or beef, tomato and onion.
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There were 810 breeding ewes, ewe lambs, and rams on offer.
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To decide to buy hamburger instead of sirloin steak, or leg of lamb , or shrimp is not easy either.
II. verb
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a rack of lamb/pork
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The waiter lifted the salver to reveal a rack of lamb surrounded by courgettes and tiny new potatoes.
mutton dressed as lamb
saddle of lamb/hare/venison
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He is particularly fond of hot beetroot, recommending it as an accompaniment to roast saddle of hare - a delicious combination.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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In April, the demands on farm labour peaked with lambing often coinciding with other spring work.
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Many flocks were now lambing twice per year.