lambed
Ewe gave birth
Lambed is the past tense of lamb, meaning to give birth to a lamb or lambs.
Used of ewes during the birthing season: The flock lambed in early spring.
A farmer might say We lambed thirty ewes last night to describe overseeing or assisting the births.
Female ovine
- newbornInfant just delivered
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- maternalOf or like mothers
colostrum · nursing · neonate · gestation · afterbirth · presenting · twins · triplets
Female ovine
- ramAdult male sheep
- yearlingAnimal aged one
- hoggetSheep aged one-two years
- tuppingRam copulating with ewe
scanning · singles · multiples · flock · pasture · grazing · paddock · rotation
Recoiling metal spiral
- vernalRelating to spring
- pastureGrazing ground for livestock
- greeneryCollective plant life
- growthIncrease in size
warmth · thaw · grass · turnout · flush · timing · synchronized · early
One who tends flocks
- jugsHandled pouring containers
- pensHandheld writing implements
- fosteringPromoting development or growth
- orphanChild whose parents died
grafting · tagging · docking · castrating · weaning · vaccination · monitoring · records
ewe
Female ovine
maternal · colostrum · nursing · neonate · gestation · afterbirth · presenting · twins · triplets · bonding
ewe
Female ovine
tupping · scanning · singles · multiples · flock · pasture · grazing · paddock · rotation · stocking
spring
Recoiling metal spiral
growth · warmth · thaw · grass · turnout · flush · timing · synchronized · early · late
shepherd
One who tends flocks
- jugsHandled pouring containers
- pensHandheld writing implements
- fosteringPromoting development or growth
orphan · grafting · tagging · docking · castrating · weaning · vaccination · monitoring · records · mortality
lambedaborted
Ended before completion
miscarried · slipped · barren · reabsorbed · stillborn
- lamb chopsSmall cuts from young sheep
- leg of lambRoasted ovine haunch
- lamb to the slaughterOne unknowingly approaching harm
- sacrificial lambOne offered for others' benefit
- roast lambBaked young sheep meat
- lamb stewSimmered sheep dish