Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A young sheep, especially one that is not yet weaned.
- n. The flesh of a young sheep used as meat.
- n. Lambskin.
- n. A sweet, mild-mannered person; a dear.
- n. One who can be duped or cheated especially in financial matters.
- n. Christianity Jesus.
- v. To give birth to a young sheep.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A young animal of the sheep kind; a young sheep.
- n. A person gentle or innocent as a lamb.
- n. Hence One easily beguiled or fleeced; an inexperienced speculator who is deceived into making losing investments.
- n. Ironically, a ruffian or bully: as, Kirke's lambs (a troop of British soldiers noted for their atrocities in suppressing Monmouth's rebellion in 1685)
- To bring forth young, as sheep.
Wiktionary
- n. A young sheep, of up to one year of age.
- n. The flesh of a lamb used as food.
- n. figuratively A person who is meek, docile and easily led.
- v. intransitive Of a sheep, to give birth.
- v. transitive or intransitive To assist (sheep) to give birth.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Zoöl.) The young of the sheep.
- n. Any person who is as innocent or gentle as a lamb.
- n. A simple, unsophisticated person; in the cant of the Stock Exchange, one who ignorantly speculates and is victimized.
- v. To bring forth a lamb or lambs, as sheep.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child)
- v. give birth to a lamb
- n. young sheep
- n. English essayist (1775-1834)
- n. a person easily deceived or cheated (especially in financial matters)
- n. the flesh of a young domestic sheep eaten as food
Etymologies
- Old English lamb, from Proto-Germanic *lambaz (compare Dutch lam, German Lamm, Swedish lamm), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₁onbʰos (compare Scottish Gaelic lon ("elk"), Ancient Greek έλαφος (élaphos, "red deer")), enlargement of *h₁elh₁én. More at elk. (Wiktionary)
- Middle English, from Old English. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Did you ever see such a lamb, such a _lamb_ as he is when he's ill?”
“A little lamb, _lamb_, LAMB, and elaborating that point with anxious gravity, was to receive a practical demonstration of the eternal unfitness of things. ”
“I don't see much difference," retorted Miss Dabstreak, "except that you say it _is_ lamb, and I say it is _lamb_.”
“This part of the lamb is also cut into cubes for kebabs (brochetas) and stews (guisados.)”
“I always want to get the fish, but then I remember how good the lamb is there and I wus out.”
“For the outstanding characteristic of a lamb is his willingness to be led.”
“Of all the legal sacrifices he chooses to allude to the lambs that were offered, not only because a lamb is an emblem of meekness, and”
“Well, Puritan Poultry does not and never has sold lamb and I proceeded to tell this newcomer to Lakeside that lamb is difficult to find at Lakeside except seasonally as in Easter season as an example and I further told him I found that puzzling as lamb is grown extensively in this part of Jalisco but apparently is only popular during certain festive seasons at the lake.”
“The lamb is of the cubed variety, and it is heavily seasoned.”
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“The lamb is definitely of high quality, and the yogurt sauce has a great flavor.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘lamb’.
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Public List: Two by Fives
This is an experiment in public lists--something I've been thinking about for some time. The goal is to create a collection of short, powerful, evocative words.
This is an open list. A...icy, howl, hymn, thorn, fire, vile, mist, blunt, scum, dark, shot, gleam and 221 more...
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IMCO - EU nomenclature
includes words of the "Prodcom list"
abaca, abdominal, abrasive, absorbent, absorber, accelerator, accessory, account book, accumulator, acebutolol, acetaldehyde, acetamide and 4515 more...
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RELI - Genesis
Protagonists and relevant words in the Book of Creation (Source: King James Bible)
wrath, leaf, belly, prey, death, break, six, nod, dim, end, inn, judge and 1286 more...
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animals (1 syllable)
A list of common animal names. Keep the list to 1 syllable words.No scientific names. No proper names like 'Fluffy' the elephant.Insects and other creatures (even ficticious) are welcome!You can ...
dog, cat, bear, bee, ass, ape, horse, squid, bug, hare, hawk, pig and 138 more...
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Words Associated With Jesus
Words that indentify Jesus and His Salvation to those who seek Him.
hope, grace, love, faith, salvation, truth, eternity, heaven, god, holy spirit, bible, scripture and 191 more...
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RELI - words with Biblical connotations
Words in the Bible evoking biblical stories or with special spiritual meaning. Proper names have been reduced to the minimum.
ark, judgement, holy, saint, baptism, spirit, love, eternal, altar, balsam, covenant, flood and 1115 more...
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food collection
bread, peel, pot, chorizo, Filet, olive, fill, Phyllo, dough, bake, mat, pinot and 988 more...
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Open List: Sheepishness
Everything sheep, from Artiodactyla to zodiac.
lanolin, ram, ewe, Artiodactyla, even-toed ungulate, ruminant, Ovis aries, ovine, domestic, domesticated, neotenic, mouflon and 426 more...
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You animal!
Names of animals that are also used to describe kinds of people. Nouns only, preferably single word.
For a related list, see sionnach's beastly verbs.rabbit, shark, hog, pussycat, bear, bull, skunk, hawk, wildcat, buck, slug, heifer and 112 more...
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Imbible Code ✞
Christian word branding; common English word-associatives connected to Bible terminology or scripture.
I also have a general Bible-word list.god, father, son, trinity, sacrament, knowledge, serpent, flood, evil, good, spirit, revelation and 118 more...
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Nature and Environment
north, east, west, mountain, sea, beach, river, northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest, island and 205 more...
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Meat
sausage, pepperoni, pork chop, ham, tongue, fricandeau, veal, tenderloin, mutton, boeuf, terefah, gammon and 33 more...
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Pterodactyl's Game of Postal Abbrevia...
Here's a fun little word game that might appeal to my fellow Wordies. The object of this game is to create the longest possible word, using only the official two-letter abbreviations of U.S. states...
deny, lame, mope, demand, camp, cask, hind, decamp, canvas, scalar, mental, pronks and 75 more...
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Meats: For All the Carnivores out There
Lions and Tigers and Bears, oh my!
Just kidding. Kind of.yak, wood pigeon, wild turkey, wild boar, venison, veal, turtle, turkey, squirrel, squab, snail, rattlesnake and 51 more...
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ambrosia, inamorata, gossamer, lily-white, hummingbird, roucoulement, poppy, daisy, calypso, lunula, lamb, dove and 1526 more...
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Animals (besides pottos)
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robin, wagtail, frog, bunny, pronk, rabbit, fur, badger, mouse, bee, crepuscular, purr and 140 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for lamb.
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Little lamb,
Here I am;
Come and lick
My white neck;
Let me pull
Your soft wool;
Let me kiss
Your soft face:
Merrily, merrily, we welcome in the year.
- William Blake, 'Spring'. Nov 3, 2008