lamb roast
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2.0
- noun
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- During the holiday, we always make a lamb roast as a special treat to celebrate together.
We always had lamb roasts and my grandma's dentures are how you say loose.
- We always had lamb roasts and my grandma's dentures are how you say loose.
Examples
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I liked the food recommendations, but the "Honey, make him a lamb roast!"
Blog text (19) -
Dad cried, and we all crowded around the kitchen table while Nana sliced a lamb roast and filled our plates with food.
Fiction book (1999) -
For Sunday dinner, we decided to prepare a lamb roast served with mint sauce and roasted vegetables.
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The family gathered around the table to enjoy a delicious lamb roast that had been marinating all night.
Synonyms
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1.0
A large piece of meat cooked for slicing and serving
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4.2
A large piece of meat for roasting and serving in slices
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3.4
A cut of lamb from the ribs often roasted and served whole or as chops
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1.0
A back leg of a young sheep cooked and served as a roast
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9.9
A leg of lamb that people roast to eat
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3.6
A cut of beef from the back of a cow used for roasting or slow cooking
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2.8
A large cut of meat with several ribs cooked whole
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1.6
Meat from a young sheep that is cooked in an oven or over a fire until brown
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5.5
A round cooked meat made from lamb ribs arranged like a crown
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5.2
A large cut of beef with several ribs, roasted standing up
A cut of lamb with the backbone and meat on both sides, roasted as one piece
A tender cut of meat from the back of a young sheep often roasted or grilled
A piece of meat from a lamb that you cook
A cut of lamb with the breastbone and meat around it, often roasted or used in stews
A cut of meat from the shoulder used for roasting
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'lamb' (meat from a young sheep) with 'roast' (a large cut of meat cooked by roasting), indicating a joint or portion of lamb prepared by roasting. This meat-type + cooking-method composition is common in English and other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The name lamb roast comes from the simple picture of a whole lamb cooked as a roast for a meal. So today lamb roast means 'a cut of lamb prepared for roasting'.