Where does ewe lamb come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

ewe lamb

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

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"It was my first book, my only book, my ewe lamb; but it was not a “work,” not an “important publication, ” like Mr. Lecky's “Map of Life." The reviewers did not welcome it either eagerly or seriously."

From Middle English ewe lambren pl.

ewe lambs (plural)

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