- lamb
- n.
1) a sacrificial lamb
2) lambs bleat
3) (misc.) as gentle as a lamb; like a lamb to (the) slaughter
* * *[læm]like a lamb to (the) slaughter(misc.) as gentle as a lamba sacrificial lamblambs bleat
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