FromMiddle Englishewe lambren pl.

ewelamb (pluralewe lambs)

1. Afemalelamb.
2. Apoor person'ssolepossession (in reference to the Bible, 2 Samuel xii).
   • 1900,The Book Lover, numbers5-10, page234:

     It was my first book, my only book, myewe 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.

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