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Meaning of house lamb | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A lamb raised for slaughter wholly inside a building.
    countable
  2. The meat of such a lamb.
    uncountable

Examples

“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 ferocious practical joke in a horrid manner, disquieting the minds of the noble bridal company, with a very sharp show of teeth, then displayed for the first time.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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