ewe lamb
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English ewe lambren pl.
Noun[edit]
- A female lamb.
- A poor person's sole possession (in reference to the Bible, 2 Samuel xii).
- 1900, The Book Lover, numbers 5-10, page 234:
- It was my first book, my only book, my ewe lamb; but it was not a “work,” not an “important publication, ” like Mr. Lecky's “Map of Life." The reviewers did not welcome it either eagerly or seriously.