Obs. rare0. [n. of action f. L. lambĕre to lick.] (See quots.)

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1658.  Phillips, Lambition, a licking, or lapping with the tongue, also a going over a thing with a soft touch.

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1676.  in Coles.

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1721–1800.  Bailey, Lambition, a Licking.

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