- Lambing
- Lamb Lamb, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lambed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lambing}.] To bring forth a lamb or lambs, as sheep. [1913 Webster]
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lambing — [[t]læ̱mɪŋ[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft N n Lambing is the time in the spring when female sheep give birth to lambs. Lambing is the climax of the sheep farmer s year. ...the lambing season … English dictionary
lambing — lamb ► NOUN 1) a young sheep. 2) a mild mannered, gentle, or innocent person. ► VERB 1) (of a ewe) give birth to lambs. 2) tend (ewes) at lambing time. DERIVATIVES lambing noun … English terms dictionary
lambing — n. act of giving birth to a lamb or lambs (regarding a ewe); act of looking after ewes that are lambing (regarding shepherd or farmer) læm n. young sheep; meat of a young sheep; naive and innocent person; gullible person, person who is easily… … English contemporary dictionary
Lambing Flat riots — The Roll Up banner around which a mob of about 1,000 men rallied and attacked Chinese miners at Lambing Flat in June 1861. The banner is now on display in the museum at Young. The Lambing Flat riots were a series of violent anti Chinese… … Wikipedia
Lambing Flat Riot — Das Banner „No Chinese. Roll Up“ gilt als das erste rassistische Symbol in Australien Die Lambing Flat Riots (Lambing Flat Aufruhr) waren sechs gewaltsame Auseinandersetzungen zwischen chinesischen und europäischen Goldsuchern auf den Lambing… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Lambing chair — The lambing chair is a wood boxed form of winged arm chair rarely having upholstery. Storage under the seat is common as a drawer or compartment. The historic lambing chair is an example of regional vernacular furniture prevalent in the… … Wikipedia
Lambing Season — Infobox short story name = Lambing Season author = Molly Gloss country = United States language = English series = genre = Science fiction published in = Asimov s Science Fiction publication type = Magazine pub date = July 2002 Lambing Season is… … Wikipedia
Lambing Flat Riots — ▪ Australian history (1860–61), wave of anti Chinese disturbances in the goldfields of New South Wales, Australia, which led to restriction of Chinese immigration. Many white and Chinese miners had flocked to the settlement of Lambing Flat… … Universalium
Lambing Flat Riots — /ˌlæmɪŋ ˈflæt/ (say .laming flat) plural noun violent anti Chinese demonstrations during 1860–61 on the Lambing Flat goldfields near the present day site of Young, NSW. The Lambing Flat Riots were a series of anti Chinese clashes on the… …
lambing — noun the act of a ewe giving birth to a lamb … Wiktionary
