lambing
Britishnoun
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the birth of lambs
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lambing time
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the shepherd's work of tending the ewes and newborn lambs at this time
Example Sentences
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"When we come back in February we'll start lambing. Then we have a second lot of lambing usually around the Easter holidays. We're harvesting in the summer holidays - it's relentless really. It's busy."
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Spring lambing season is Bowie's busiest time, but there's still work to be done on the farm at Christmas.
From BBC
Pregnant women are also being advised to steer clear of new born lambs during lambing season due to a higher risk of infection.
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He first realised he had a problem on the second day of lambing at the beginning of January.
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"In February, when half term arrives, we start lambing our first lot of ewes, by Easter we're lambing our second lot," she says.
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