Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - lamb
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Lamb
lamb
~1 n 1 a young sheep 2 the meat of a young sheep (roast lamb with mint sauce) 3 spoken someone gentle and loveable, especially a child (Benny's asleep now, the little lamb.) 4 like a lamb quietly and without any argument (Suzie went off to school like a lamb today.) 5 like a lamb to the slaughter used when someone is going to do something dangerous but does not realize it ~2 v technical to give birth to lambs (The ewes are lambing this week.)
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(lambs) 1. A lamb is a young sheep. N-COUNT • Lamb is the flesh of a lamb eaten as food. Laura was basting the leg of lamb. N-UNCOUNT 2. People sometimes use lamb when they are addressing or referring to someone who they are fond of and who is young, gentle, or unfortunate. She came and put her arms around me. ‘You poor lamb. What’s wrong?’ N-COUNT c darkgreen]feelings 3. mutton dressed as lamb: see mutton ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. biographical name Charles 1775-1834 pseudonym Elia English essayist & critic II. biographical name William 1779-1848 2d Viscount Melbourne English statesman III. biographical name Willis Eugene 1913- American physicist LAMB I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German ~ ~ Date: before 12th century 1. a. a young sheep; especially one that is less than one year old or without permanent teeth b. the young of various animals (as the smaller antelopes) other than sheep 2. a. a gentle or weak person b. dear, pet c. a person easily cheated or deceived especially in trading securities 3. a. the flesh of a ~ used as food b. ~skin • ~like adjective • ~y adjective II. verb Date: 1611 intransitive verb to bring forth a ~ transitive verb 1. to bring forth (a ~) 2. to tend (ewes) at ~ing time • ~er noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 a young sheep. 2 the flesh of a lamb as food. 3 a mild or gentle person, esp. a young child. --v. 1 a tr. (in passive) (of a lamb) be born. b intr. (of a ewe) give birth to lambs. 2 tr. tend (lambing ewes). Phrases and idioms The Lamb (or The Lamb of God) a name for Christ (see John 1:29) (cf. AGNUS DEI). lamb's fry lamb's testicles or other offal as food. lamb's lettuce a plant, Valerianella locusta, used in salad. lamb's-tails catkins from the hazel tree. like a lamb meekly, obediently. Derivatives lamber n. lambhood n. lambkin n. lamblike adj. Etymology: OE lamb f. Gmc LAMBASTE v.tr. (also lambast) colloq. 1 thrash; beat. 2 criticize severely. Etymology: LAM(1) + BASTE(3) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. ягненок, барашек; овечка lambhog —- барашек, отнятый от матки до первой стрижки female lamb —- ярочка buck lamb —- баранчик 2. библ. агнец 3. рел. агнец божий, Христос 4. простак; сущий младенец; наивное дитя 5. овечка, ягненочек (ласковое обращение к ребенку) come here, my lamb —- подойди, дружок 6. молодая баранина; мясо молодого барашка lamb chops —- отбивные из молодого барашка 7. сокр. от 8. первая овечья шерсть, поярок Id: like a lamb —- покорно, безропотно; простодушно Id: to lead like a lamb to the slaughter —- повести как агнца на заклание Id: as well be hanged for a sheep as (for) a lamb —- посл. семь бед - один ответ 9. котиться, ягниться ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) ягненок, барашек; овечка; fig. агнец - like a lamb 2) мясо молодого барашка 3) coll. простак 4) coll. неопытный игрок на бирже 2. v. ягниться ...Англо-русский словарь
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adult abbr. Lame Ass Mother-Fucking Bitch adult abbr. Look At My Bum religion abbr. Least Among My Brothers religion abbr. Love Angel Music Baby religion abbr. Least Among My Brethren gen. bus. abbr. Lloyds And Midland Boycott ...English abbreviation dictionary
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- O.E. lamb, from P.Gmc. *lambaz. Common to the Gmc. languages, but with no known cognates outside them. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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