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Lamb
Lamb and mutton is the meat attained from the killing of domestic sheep. The meat of a sheep in its first year is lamb, the meat of juvenile sheep older than a year is called hogget, the meat of an adult sheep is called mutton.
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wool pack
Meat products; Lamb
A standard-sized woven nylon container manufactured to industry specifications for the transportation of wool.
wool-blindness
Meat products; Lamb
When excessive wool growth interferes with the normal sight of a sheep.
wigging
Meat products; Lamb
The removal of wool from around a sheep's eyes to prevent wool-blindness.
weaner
Meat products; Lamb
A young animal that has been weaned, from its mother, until it is about a year old.
tupping
Meat products; Lamb
The mating in sheep, or the mating season (autumn, for a spring-lambing flock).
