lamber

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English

Etymology 1

lamb +‎ -er

Pronunciation

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Noun

lamber (plural lambers)

  1. A farm worker who supervises the birth of lambs.
    • 1855, William Lewis Rham, William Raynbird, Hugh Raynbird, The Dictionary of the Farm (page 354)
      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.
    • 2008, Horatio Clare, Running for the Hills (page 130)
      The lambers sometimes brought their friends and acquaintances to see the view and relax in what must have seemed a bohemian atmosphere.

Etymology 2

From Malagasy [Term?] (Highlands dialect).

Noun

lamber (plural lambers)

  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of lamba

Anagrams


Galician

Etymology

From Latin lambere, present active infinitive of lambō (lick, lap).

Pronunciation

Verb

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  1. (transitive) to lick
  2. (pronominal) to lick one's lips
  3. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of lamber
  4. first/third-person singular personal infinitive of lamber

Conjugation

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Derived terms

References


Ladino

Etymology

From Latin lambō, lambere.

Verb

lamber (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling לאמביר)

  1. to lick

Middle English

Alternative forms

Noun

lamber

  1. plural of lamb

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin lambere, present active infinitive of lambō (lick, lap).

Verb

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  1. to lick
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Conjugation

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lamˈbeɾ/ [lãmˈbeɾ]

Verb

lamber (first-person singular present lambo, first-person singular preterite lambí, past participle lambido)

  1. Alternative form of lamer

Conjugation

Further reading