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The correct spelling is lamed.

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verb

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The correct spelling is lamed. To cause (a person or animal) to become lame. For example: "1877, Anna Sewell, Black Beauty: And if you don't want to lame your horse you must look sharp and get them [stones stuck in hooves] out quickly."

Usage Examples

1877, Anna Sewell, Black Beauty: And if you don't want to lame your horse you must look sharp and get them [stones stuck in hooves] out quickly.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To cause (a person or animal) to become lame.
  2. 2.To shine.

noun

  1. 1.The twelfth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

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