lamblingn.
/ˈlamlɪŋ/ rare.
A young or little lamb, a lambkin.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [noun] > Ovus Aries (domestic sheep) > lamb
lambc725
yean1408
lambkin1579
baa-lamb1599
eanling1600
lambling1605
yeanlinga1644
sheepling1654
wool-bird1825
baa-ling1853
1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. ii. 37 The Lamling tender.
1857 W. M. Thackeray Virginians (1858) I. v. 36 It was over the black sheep [negroes] of the Castlewood flock that Mr. Ward somehow had the most influence. These woolly lamblings were immensely affected by his exhortations.
1864 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 7) 77 Like lambling strayed from some gold-fleecy flock.
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