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Definition of Lamby
1. resembling a lamb [adj LAMBIER, LAMBIEST]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lamby
Literary usage of Lamby
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Spottiswoode Miscellany: A Collection of Original Papers and Tracts by James Maidment (1844)
"... GIFT TO CAPTAIN ANDRO lamby OF THE OFFICE OF KEEPER OF LINLITHGOW PALACE, 13TH
SEPTEMBER 1571. ... Captain Andro lamby,2 Capi- tane and Keeper of his ..."
2. Reports of Cases Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of California by Bancroft-Whitney Company, California Supreme Court, California, Supreme Court (1906)
"In June, 1864, MS Chase obtained judgment in said Court against Mathew lamby as
defendant, who soon thereafter was ejected from the premises under an ..."
3. Pacific States Reports by California Supreme Court, Idaho Supreme Court, Kansas Supreme Court, Montana Supreme Court, Nevada Supreme Court, Oregon Supreme Court, Utah Supreme Court, Washington (State). Supreme Court (1906)
"In June, 1864, MS Chase obtained judgment in said Court against Mathew lamby as
defendant, who soon thereafter was ejected from the premises under an ..."
4. Oliver Optic's Magazine by Oliver Optic (1875)
"Happy to see you, lamby. Here's a sixpence to keep the witches off. ... Just a
baby, lamby. I married one o' them croakers : they live in the mill-pond. ..."
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