Noun She's as gentle as a lamb. the new guys at football camp were lambs who hardly knew what awaited them Verb The ewes will lamb soon.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
All poultry – including ground poultry – should hit a minimum temperature of 165° Fahrenheit, while burgers made of ground beef, pork, veal or lamb should reach 160° F, says the agency. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2022 The store features beef, pork, poultry, seafood, and lamb. Bob Bong, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022 Bedlington terriers grow distinctive poofs of fur at the top of their heads, giving the sweet-looking breed a lamb-like look. Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping, 25 Aug. 2022 His team begins to prepare the borrego a day in advance, adding salt and other spices to lamb meat before lowering it into the oven around 5 p.m. Marco Torres, Chron, 18 Aug. 2022 Each year the event features conservative speakers and officeholders, a traditional Basque lamb fry and family friendly activities. Ashley Soriano, Fox News, 18 Aug. 2022 Third: Australian lamb chop with picholine olive vinaigrette, potato and gouda gratin, grilled asparagus and rosemary oil. Marc Bona, cleveland, 16 Aug. 2022 Asman said our mother had made quabili palaw—rice with raisins and lamb, my favorite. Bushra Seddique, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2022 He's also demonstrated how to prepare some of the other meals available in the diet plans on his Centr wellness app, including a protein-rich lamb stew. Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 11 Aug. 2022
Verb
Fiennes turned up to help out for a week during lambing season wearing a black trenchcoat and leather gloves. Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2020 Things are worse in lambing season when criminals can double or triple their takings.The Economist, 25 July 2019 As the weather went from bad to worse, many farmers fell short on feed — particularly important now, a month before lambing season — and water supplies were cut off because of frozen pipes. Ceylan Yeginsu, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2018 This is accomplished by different diets (grain vs. a grain and hay diet) and lambing at different times of the year. Amy Dewall Dadmun, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Sep. 2017 Coyotes can do a lot of damage, especially during the fall during lambing season. Gabriel Thompson, Longreads, 17 May 2017 Just across the North Carolina border in Virginia, Craig Rogers is deep into lambing season. Kim Severson, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2017 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German lamb lamb
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a