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LAMB(law)
in-lamb(dictionary)
lamb(1)(dictionary)

lamb(2) (iou) and Hofbauer cell (medicine)


lamb(2) (iou)



lamb verb. [lam] L16.
[from the noun.]
verb intrans. Give birth to a lamb. L16.
lambing season, lambing time, etc.
verb trans. In pass. Of a lamb: be born. M17.
verb trans. Of a shepherd: tend (ewes) at lambing-time. Also foll. by down. M19.
verb trans. Foll. by down: induce or encourage (a person) to spend money recklessly; spend (money), esp. recklessly. Austral. M19.

Hofbauer cell (medicine)


Hofbauer cell


A large cell in the connective tissue of the chorionic villi; it appears to be a type of phagocyte.