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Lamb vs Lambless - What's the difference?

lamb | lambless |

As a proper noun lamb

is .

As an adjective lambless is

without a lamb.

lamb

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A young sheep.
  • The flesh of a lamb or sheep used as food.
  • (figuratively) A person who is meek, docile and easily led.
  • A simple, unsophisticated person.
  • (finance, slang) One who ignorantly speculates on the stock exchange and is victimized.

    • Derived terms

    * lamb to the slaughter/like a lamb to the slaughter/come like a lamb to the slaughter * lamblike * lamb's lettuce * lamb's tongue * lambswool

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • Of a sheep, to give birth.
  • (transitive, or, intransitive) To assist (sheep) to give birth.
    • The shepherd was up all night, lambing her young ewes.

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    lambless

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Without a lamb.
  • * 1983 , Helena Dettmer, Horace: a study in structure
    • The lambless ewe immediately smelled each of the triplets, and promptly refused all of them, still bleating loudly and persistently for her lost one.

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