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in-lamb

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See also: in lamb and inlamb

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in-lamb (not comparable)

  1. (dialectal) Of a ewe: pregnant.
    Coordinate terms: in-calf, in-foal
    • 1843 March 3, “To Be Sold by Auction, By B. Cheatle & Son”, in Leicester Journal, and Midland Counties General Advertiser, volume 92, number 4895, Leicester: James Jackson, page 2:
      Comprising eleven calved and in-calf cows and heifers, three barren cows, [] fifteen in-lamb ewes and theaves, [] yearling draught colt and filly, pony, yearling fummel, mare ass in-foal to a pony, two waggons, []
    • 1845 January 8, “By Mr. Leedam”, in The Derby Mercury, volume 114, number 5870, Derby: Thomas Burroughs, page 2:
      Twelve useful in-calf Short-horned Dairy Cows, eleven in-calf Heifers, eleven Stirks, [] half-bred Filly by Spotswood, Fummel, 50 inlamb Leicester Ewes, 20 Ewe Hogs, [] about 5 Acres of White Turnips to be sold in lots, []
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