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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: young sheep
2: English essayist (1775-1834) [syn: Lamb, Charles Lamb, Elia]
3: a person easily deceived or cheated (especially in financial matters)
4: a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child) [syn: lamb, dear]
5: the flesh of a young domestic sheep eaten as food v
1: give birth to a lamb; "the ewe lambed"

Merriam Webster's

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

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German lamb lamb 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 lamb used as food b. lambskin • lamblike adjective • lamby adjective II. verb Date: 1611 intransitive verb to bring forth a lamb transitive verb 1. to bring forth (a lamb) 2. to tend (ewes) at lambing time • lamber noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

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

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Lamb Lamb (l[a^]m), n. [AS. lamb; akin to D. & Dan. lam, G. & Sw. lamm, OS., Goth., & Icel. lamb.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) The young of the sheep. 2. Any person who is as innocent or gentle as a lamb. 3. A simple, unsophisticated person; in the cant of the Stock Exchange, one who ignorantly speculates and is victimized. Lamb of God, The Lamb (Script.), the Jesus Christ, in allusion to the paschal lamb. The twelve apostles of the Lamb. --Rev. xxi. 14. Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. --John i. 29. Lamb's lettuce (Bot.), an annual plant with small obovate leaves (Valerianella olitoria), often used as a salad; corn salad. [Written also lamb lettuce.] Lamb's tongue, a carpenter's plane with a deep narrow bit, for making curved grooves. --Knight. Lamb's wool. (a) The wool of a lamb. (b) Ale mixed with the pulp of roasted apples; -- probably from the resemblance of the pulp of roasted apples to lamb's wool. [Obs.] --Goldsmith.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Lamb Lamb, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lambed; p. pr. & vb. n. Lambing.] To bring forth a lamb or lambs, as sheep.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(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 [feelings] 3. mutton dressed as lamb: see mutton

Easton's Bible Dictionary

(1.) Heb. kebes, a male lamb from the first to the third year. Offered daily at the morning and the evening sacrifice (Ex. 29:38-42), on the Sabbath day (Num. 28:9), at the feast of the New Moon (28:11), of Trumpets (29:2), of Tabernacles (13-40), of Pentecost (Lev. 23:18-20), and of the Passover (Ex. 12:5), and on many other occasions (1 Chr. 29:21; 2 Chr. 29:21; Lev. 9:3; 14:10-25).

(2.) Heb. taleh, a young sucking lamb (1 Sam. 7:9; Isa. 65:25). In the symbolical language of Scripture the lamb is the type of meekness and innocence (Isa. 11:6; 65:25; Luke 10:3; John 21:15).

The lamb was a symbol of Christ (Gen. 4:4; Ex. 12:3; 29:38; Isa. 16:1; 53:7; John 1:36; Rev. 13:8).

Christ is called the Lamb of God (John 1:29, 36), as the great sacrifice of which the former sacrifices were only types (Num. 6:12; Lev. 14:12-17; Isa. 53:7; 1 Cor. 5:7).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

lam:

(1) The most used word is kebhes, "a young ram"; compare Arabic kebsh, "ram"; often of sacrifices; (feminine) kabhsah, or kibchsah, "ewe lamb" (2Sa 12:3); by transposition kesebh, and feminine kisbah (Ge 30:40; Le 3:7; 5:6).

(2) kar, "lamb" (De 32:14; 1Sa 15:9; 2Ki 3:4).

(3) seh, "one" of the flock (Ge 22:7; Le 5:7).

(4) tso'n, "sheep," "goats," "flock"; compare Arabic da'n, "sheep" (Ex 12:21); and ben tso'n (Ps 114:4).

(5) Taleh, "young lamb"; compare Arabic Tali, "young lamb"; and Tela'im (1Sa 7:9; Isa 40:11; 65:25).

(6) 'immerin (Ezr 6:9,17; 7:17).

(7) arnas, accusative plural (Lu 10:3); diminutive arnion (Joh 21:15; Re 5:6, etc.).

(8) amnos (Joh 1:29,36; Ac 8:32; 1Pe 1:19).

See SHEEP.

Alfred Ely Day

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Young sheep.

Moby Thesaurus

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