Dictionary

lamber en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈlæm.ə(ɹ)/ (UK)
• /ˈlæmɚ/ (US)

Etymology

From lamb + -er.

Meanings

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 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:
   • 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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lamber en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

From Malagasy [Term?] (Highlands dialect).

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative, obsolete) Alternative form of lamba (“Madagascan garment”).
   alt of lamba

Forms