spring lamb

noun

a lamb born in the late winter or early spring and sold for slaughter before July 1.

Words nearby spring lamb

spring conjunctivitis, spring ephemeral, spring equinox, spring fever, spring for, spring lamb, spring ligament, spring line, spring lock, spring mattress, spring mountains

Example sentences from the Web for spring lamb

  • She says that, looking meek as a spring-lamb, chewing the lie in her mouth as that does clover.

    Norston's Rest |Ann S. Stephens