lamber

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UK/ˈlæm.ə(ɹ)/US/ˈlæmɚ/

noun

A ewe that gives birth to a lamb.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

lamber1

nounlamber (plural lambers)

plural lambers

  1. A ewe that gives birth to a lamb.

    He'd gone out before dawn searching for a ewe, an early lamber that liked to hide out near the base of the Oldstone, where the rocks gave a bit of shelter.

    2017, Trisha Ashley, The Little Teashop of Lost and Found
  2. A farm worker who supervises the birth of lambs.

    The lambers sometimes brought their friends and acquaintances to see the view and relax in what must have seemed a bohemian atmosphere.

    2008, Horatio Clare, Running for the Hills, page 130
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    The ewes should now be moved as near home as convenience will permit, in order that they may be under the immediate observation of the lamber.

    1855, William Lewis Rham, William Raynbird, Hugh Raynbird, The Dictionary of the Farm, page 354

lamber2

nounlamber (plural lambers)

plural lambers

  1. alternativeobsoleteAlternative form of lamba (“Madagascan garment”).

Origin

lamber · noun

  1. Malagasy[Term?]
  2. Englishlamber

From Malagasy [Term?] (Highlands dialect).

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APA

lamber. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lamber

MLA

“lamber.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lamber. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lamber,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lamber.

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