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 Lamb n.
 1. Zool. The young of the sheep.
 2. Any person who is as innocent or gentle as a lamb.
 3. A simple, unsophisticated person; in the cant of the Stock Exchange, one who ignorantly speculates and is victimized.
 Lamb of God, The Lamb Script., the Jesus Christ, in allusion to the paschal lamb.
    The twelve apostles of the Lamb.   --Rev. xxi. 14.
    Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.   --John i. 29.
 -- Lamb's lettuce Bot., an annual plant with small obovate leaves (Valerianella olitoria), often used as a salad; corn salad. [Written also lamb lettuce.]
 Lamb's tongue, a carpenter's plane with a deep narrow bit, for making curved grooves. --Knight.
 Lamb's wool. (a) The wool of a lamb. (b) Ale mixed with the pulp of roasted apples; -- probably from the resemblance of the pulp of roasted apples to lamb's wool. [Obs.] --Goldsmith.

 Was·sail n.
 1. An ancient expression of good wishes on a festive occasion, especially in drinking to some one.
    Geoffrey of Monmouth relates, on the authority of Walter Calenius, that this lady [Rowena], the daughter of Hengist, knelt down on the approach of the king, and, presenting him with a cup of wine, exclaimed, Lord king waes heil, that is, literally, Health be to you.   --N. Drake.
 2. An occasion on which such good wishes are expressed in drinking; a drinking bout; a carouse.  “In merry wassail he . . . peals his loud song.”
 The king doth wake to-night and takes his rouse,
 Keeps wassail.   --Shak.
    The victors abandoned themselves to feasting and wassail.   --Prescott.
 3. The liquor used for a wassail; esp., a beverage formerly much used in England at Christmas and other festivals, made of ale (or wine) flavored with spices, sugar, toast, roasted apples, etc.; -- called also lamb's wool.
 A jolly wassail bowl,
 A wassail of good ale.   --Old Song.
 4. A festive or drinking song or glee.  [Obs.]
    Have you done your wassail! 'T is a handsome, drowsy ditty, I'll assure you.   --Beau. & Fl.