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verb(lamb)to bring forth a lamb
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verb(lamb)to bring forth (a lamb)
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verb(lamb)to tend (ewes) at lambing time
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noun(lamb)a young sheep; especially : one that is less than one year old or without permanent teeth
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noun(lamb)the young of various animals (such as the smaller antelopes) other than sheep
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noun(lamb)a gentle or weak person
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noun(lamb)any of several herbs (genus Valerianella) of the valerian family; especially : a low European herb (V. locusta synonym V. olitoria) that is widely cultivated for its leaves used in salads and as a potherb —called also lamb's lettuce, mâche
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noun, plural in form but usually singular in construction(lamb)a perennial southwest Asian herb (Stachys byzantina synonym S. lanata) of the mint family widely cultivated for its ornamental soft leaves densely covered with silver- or grayish-white hairs
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noun(lamb)corn salad
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noun(lamb)a goosefoot (Chenopodium album) having leaves with a white powdery coating that are sometimes used in salads or cooked as a vegetable —often used in plural but singular or plural in construction
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noun(lamb)any of several oraches —usually used in plural but singular or plural in construction
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noun(lamb)a soft wool or woolen fabric from the first shearing of young sheep —often used before another noun
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noun(lamb)a lamb slain and eaten during the Passover celebration in ancient Judaism
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noun(lamb)agnus dei
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noun(lamb)a pelt that is obtained from a newborn karakul lamb slightly older than those yielding broadtail and that is characterized by very silky tightly curled glossy fur
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noun(lamb)the young of the karakul sheep that furnishes skins used in furriery
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noun(lamb)someone or something that is deliberately sacrificed to promote a cause or for the benefit of others