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lamb
—lamb /læm/
Ⅰ noun [C or U] ► B1 a young sheep, or the flesh of a young sheep eaten as meat: » lambs gambolling about in the fields» lamb chops» roast lamb→ SEE ALSO MUTTON(Cf. ↑mutton)Thesaurus+: ↑Animal youngThesaurus+: ↑Sheep and goatsThesaurus+: ↑Kinds of meat• • • Extra Examples:» I've bought a shoulder of lamb for Sunday lunch.» She bought a side of lamb from the butcher's shop.» Roast the lamb on a spit.» We saw a lamb being born.» I cooked a lamb casserole.
Ⅱ verb [I] ↑Verb Endings for lamb ► F0 (of a sheep) to give birth to lambsThesaurus+: ↑Animal reproduction |