Young+sheep

  • 81lamb — [[t]læm[/t]] n. 1) ahb. a young sheep 2) the meat of a young sheep 3) a person who is gentle or innocent 4) a person who is easily outsmarted 5) the Lamb, Christ 6) to give birth to a lamb • Etymology: bef. 900; ME, OE, c. OOHG, ON, Go lamb …

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  • 82lamb — [lam] n. [ME < OE, akin to Ger lamm (OHG lamb) < IE * lonbhos (< base * el : see ELK) > Goth lamb] 1. a young sheep 2. the flesh of a young sheep, used as food 3. lambskin 4. a gentle or innocent person, particularly a child …

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  • 83calfkill — Lambkill Lamb kill , n. (Bot.) A small American ericaceous shrub ({Kalmia angustifolia}), resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers; called also {calfkill}, {sheepkill}, {sheep laurel}, etc. It is supposed to… …

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  • 84Kalmia angustifolia — Lambkill Lamb kill , n. (Bot.) A small American ericaceous shrub ({Kalmia angustifolia}), resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers; called also {calfkill}, {sheepkill}, {sheep laurel}, etc. It is supposed to… …

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  • 85Kalmia angustifolia — Lambkill Lamb kill , n. (Bot.) A small American ericaceous shrub ({Kalmia angustifolia}), resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers; called also {calfkill}, {sheepkill}, {sheep laurel}, etc. It is supposed to… …

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  • 86Lambkill — Lamb kill , n. (Bot.) A small American ericaceous shrub ({Kalmia angustifolia}), resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers; called also {calfkill}, {sheepkill}, {sheep laurel}, etc. It is supposed to poison young …

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  • 87sheepkill — Lambkill Lamb kill , n. (Bot.) A small American ericaceous shrub ({Kalmia angustifolia}), resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers; called also {calfkill}, {sheepkill}, {sheep laurel}, etc. It is supposed to… …

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  • 88hogget — /ˈhɒgət / (say hoguht) noun 1. a young sheep of either sex, older than a lamb, that has not yet been sheared. 2. the meat of such a sheep. Also, hog. {British English hog a year old sheep + g + et} …

  • 89Bush hog — Hog Hog (h[o^]g), n. [Prob. akin to E. hack to cut, and meaning orig., a castrated boar; cf. also W. hwch swine, sow, Armor. houc h, hoc h. Cf. {Haggis}, {Hogget}, and {Hoggerel}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Sus}, and allied genera… …

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  • 90Ground hog — Hog Hog (h[o^]g), n. [Prob. akin to E. hack to cut, and meaning orig., a castrated boar; cf. also W. hwch swine, sow, Armor. houc h, hoc h. Cf. {Haggis}, {Hogget}, and {Hoggerel}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Sus}, and allied genera… …

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