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lamb down

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.01 in modern English

Syllables
lam-b -down
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To spend all one's money; to induce someone to spend all their money; to take all of someone's money when gambling.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; Slang

Usage

Inflected Forms

lambs down (present, singular) lambing down (participle, present) lambed down (participle, past) lambed down (past)

Questions

What does lamb down mean?
To spend all one's money; to induce someone to spend all their money; to take all of someone's money when gambling.

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