Synonyms for lambed

Grammar : Verb

Spell : lam

Phonetic Transcription : læm

Définition of lambed

Origin : Old English lamb "lamb," from Proto-Germanic *lambaz (cf. Old Norse, Old Frisian, Gothic lamb, Middle Dutch, Dutch lam, Middle High German lamp, German Lamm "lamb"). Common to the Germanic languages, but with no certain cognates outside them. Old English plural was lomberu. Applied to persons (especially young Church members, gentle souls, etc.) from late Old English. Also sometimes used ironically for cruel or rough characters (e.g. Kirke's Lambs in wars of 1684-86). Lamb's-wool (adj.) is from 1550s.

As in cosset : verb care for lovingly

Example sentences :

Cows "calved," and sheep "lambed," and wool in abundance was to be had.
Extract from : « The Development of Embroidery in America » by Candace Wheeler

Page 177: betweeen corrected to between after "not yet lambed, the connexion"
Extract from : « A Month in Yorkshire » by Walter White

Oh, if they had stayed, I would have so lambed them with flouts!
Extract from : « The Mermaid Series. Edited by H. Ellis. The best plays of the old dramatists. Thomas Dekker. Edited, with an introduction and notes by Ernest Rhys. » by Thomas Dekker

The ewes had lambed, but both the sheep and the goats began to suffer for want of pasture.
Extract from : « Masterman Ready » by Captain Frederick Marryat

An' someone's sure to say he was lambed down an' cleaned out an' poisoned with bad bush liquor at my place.
Extract from : « Children of the Bush » by Henry Lawson

The ewe had lambed, and there were twins—two strong healthy lambs, most beautiful to see!
Extract from : « A Shepherd's Life » by W. H. Hudson

Antonyms for lambed

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