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lamb's-quarters
[ lamz-kwawr-terz ]
noun
plural lamb's-quarters.
- the pigweed, Chenopodium album.
lamb's-quarters
noun
- a US name for fat hen
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of lamb's-quarters1
First recorded in 1765–75
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How pigweeds get about.—In winter we often see dead tops of lamb's-quarters and amaranths—the smooth and the prickly pigweeds—still standing where they grew in the summer.
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There were errands to look after, and usually a pig, and sometimes two, that accumulated adipose on purslane and lamb's-quarters, with surplus clams for dessert, also quahaugs to preserve the poetic unities.
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Commonest among the wild greens are dandelion, cress, wild mustard, dock, pokeweed sprouts, milkweed sprouts, and lamb's-quarters.
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