pur-lamb
/ˈpəːlam/(also purr-lamb, per-lamb) In later use English regional (chiefly south-western )
noun
A male lamb.
- Applied variously to castrated or to uncastrated lambs..
Origin
Old English. From a first element of uncertain origin (perhaps related to German regional (Low German: Westphalia) purre small child (rare), of uncertain origin; perhaps compare Norwegian regional purre ram, also used as a call to (especially male) sheep) + lamb.