Meanings
nounewe lamb (plural ewe lambs)
plural ewe lambs
- A poor person's sole possession (in reference to the Bible, 2 Samuel xii).
It was my first book, my only book, my ewe lamb; but it was not a “work,” not an “important publication, ” like Mr. Lecky's “Map of Life." The reviewers did not welcome it either eagerly or seriously.
1900, The Book Lover, numbers 5-10, page 234
Origin
- Middle Englishewe lambren pl
- Englishewe lamb
From Middle English ewe lambren pl.
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