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house lambs

house lambs is the plural of house lamb.

Meaning of house lamb

Noun

house lamb (countable and uncountable, plural house lambs)

  1. (countable) A lamb raised for slaughter wholly inside a building.
  2. (uncountable) The meat of such a lamb.
    • On his marriage morning, he always caused both sides of the way to church to be planted with curious flowers; and when his bride said, 'Dear Captain Murderer, I ever saw flowers like these before: what are they called?' he answered, 'They are called Garnish for house-lamb,' and laughed at his...1860, Charles Dickens, Captain Murderer

Questions about house lambs

What is house lambs the plural of?
House lambs is the plural of house lamb.

Words near house lambs in the dictionary

  1. house husbands
  2. house in Virginia
  3. house keeper
  4. house keepers
  5. house lamb
  6. house lambs
  7. house leader
  8. house leaders
  9. house left
  10. house light
  11. house lights

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