one may as well hang for a sheep as a lamb
If one is going to commit a sin, it may as well be a major one as a minor one.
lamb
UK /læm/ US /læm/
noun 6name 6verb 2
Definitions
noun
1
A young sheep.
Mary had a little lamb, its fleece as white as snow.
2
A young goat; a kid.
The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], 1611, →OCLC, Exodus 12:5: “Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:”
3
The flesh of a lamb used as food; (sometimes loosely) the flesh of a sheep of any age used as food.
4
A person who is meek, docile, and easily led.
Near-synonym: sheep
5
Lambskin.
They were as alike as prisoners, dressed in black silk waists and fitted skirts, with shawls of crimped black lamb across their shoulders.
verb
1
Of a sheep, to give birth.
2
To assist (sheep) to give birth.
The shepherd was up all night, lambing her young ewes.
name
1
A surname from Middle English.
2
An unincorporated community in Craig Township, Switzerland County, Indiana, United States.
3
An extinct town in Marion County, Missouri, United States.
4
An islet (small island) in the Firth of Forth, East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT5386).
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