as n. A pet lamb.
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释义 | the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [noun] > Ovus Aries (domestic sheep) > lamb > pet lamb (7) cadec1450 as n. A pet lamb. pet1539 Chiefly Scottish, English regional (northern) and Irish English (northern). A lamb or (later occasionally) other domestic animal reared by hand; =… house lamb1574 A lamb which, in order to ensure a tender meat, is reared in a building, typically fed on its mother's milk without being allowed out to graze, and… cosset1579 A lamb (colt, etc.) brought up by hand; a pet-lamb, cade-lamb. Also attributive as cosset lamb. sock-lamb1838 A lamb brought up by hand; a pet-lamb. Also transferred. hob-lamb1847 a lamb reared by hand. poddy1983 A calf (or other young animal) requiring to be fed by hand. |
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