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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

lamb / lam/ • n. a young sheep. ∎ the flesh of such young sheep as food. ∎ fig. used as the epitome of meekness, gentleness, or innocence: to her amazement, he accepted her decision like a lamb. ∎ used to describe or address someone regarded with affection or pity, esp. a young child: the poor lamb is very upset. ∎ (the Lamb) short for Lamb of God. • v. [intr.] (of a ewe) give birth to lambs. ∎ [tr.] tend (ewes) at lambing time. PHRASES: like a lamb to the slaughter as a helpless victim.DERIVATIVES: lamb·er n. lamb·like / -ˌlīk/ adj.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | | Copyright

lamb. The use of a lamb as a symbol of Christ is based on such passages as Jn. 1: 29 and Rev. 5: 12. Sometimes a lamb with or near a cross represented the sacrifice of Christ; sometimes a lamb is depicted standing on Mt Zion (cf. Rev. 14: 1). Other passages in the NT suggest the representation of Christian believers as sheep, with the Good Shepherd carrying His lambs or standing among them. After the Trullan Synod in 692 forbade the representation of Christ under the form of a lamb, such imagery was confined to the W. Church. See also AGNUS DEI, PASCHAL LAMB, and PROSPHORA.

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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "lamb." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition | 2005 | | Copyright

lamb Meat from sheep (Ovis aries) younger than 12–14 months. A 150‐g portion is a rich source of protein, niacin, iron, zinc, copper, and vitamin B₁₂; a good source of vitamins B₁, B₂, and B₆; different cuts contain up to 30 g of fat, of which half is saturated; supplies 400–600 kcal (1700–2500 kJ).

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DAVID A. BENDER. "lamb." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | | Copyright

Lamb. Christian symbol for Christ. Its basis is the biblical Passover lamb (Exodus 12. 1–13; 1 Corinthians 5. 7), the suffering servant who was led as a lamb to slaughter (Isaiah 53. 7), and the words of John the Baptist pointing out Jesus as ‘the lamb of God’ (John 1. 29–36). See also AGNUS DEI; AGNES, ST.

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JOHN BOWKER. "Lamb." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

lamb OE. lamb, pl. lambru = OS., OHG., ON., Goth. lamb (Du. lam, G. lamm; in Goth. ‘sheep’) :- Gmc. *lambaz (n. of a class corr. to Gr. n. nouns in -os, L. in -us, as génos, genus); no certain cogns. are known outside Gmc.
Hence lamb vb. XVII, lambkin XVI.

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T. F. HOAD. "lamb." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

lamb see mutton ; sheep .

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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

lamb •am, Amsterdam, Assam, Bram, cam, cham, cheongsam, clam, cram, dam, damn, drachm, dram, exam, femme, flam, gam, glam, gram, ham, jam, jamb, lam, lamb, mam, mesdames, Omar Khayyám, Pam, pram, pro-am, ram, Sam, scam, scram, sham, Siam, slam, Spam, swam, tam, tram, Vietnam, wham, yam •in memoriam • ad nauseam •iamb, Priam •grandam • Edam • goddam •quondam • Potsdam • cofferdam •Rotterdam • Oxfam • Birmingham •Abraham • logjam • CAD-CAM •minicam • Nicam •Eelam, Elam •flimflam • oriflamme • Suriname •ad personam • diazepam • tangram •ashram • telegram • milligram •epigram • centigram • dithyramb •program, programme •cardiogram • radiogram • echogram •mammogram •aerogramme (US aerogram) •microgram • dirham •electrocardiogram • ideogram •heliogram • diaphragm • diagram •parallelogram • kilogram • hologram •encephalogram • anagram •monogram • sonogram • kissogram •pentagram • cryptogram • photogram •tam-tam • wigwam • whim-wham

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