unyeanedadj.
1. Unborn. Also figurative.
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the world > life > source or principle of life > birth > [adjective] > born > not born > not yet born
unbornc897
unborea1250
unstrenedc1275
unform?a1400
unbrought1525
unbegot1597
unfoaled1863
unyeaned1868
meonic1937
1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Unyeaned, not yeaned.]
1868 ‘G. Eliot’ Spanish Gypsy i. 148 Trust That men call blind; but it is blind Only as unyeaned reason is.
1884 M. Linskill Betw. Heather & North. Sea vi The loss of the ewes, and the unyeaned lambs.
2. Not having given birth.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [adjective] > of a ewe > giving birth > having produced lamb(s) > not having produced lamb
unyeaned1894
1894 C. Vickerman Woollen Spinning 46 Sheep..much prized in unyeaned state.
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