teg

or tegg

[ teg ]

/ tɛg /

noun

Animal Husbandry.

a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.

Chiefly British. a two-year-old doe.

British Dialect. a yearling sheep.

Nearby words

Origin of teg

First recorded in 1520–30; origin uncertain

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Examples from the Web for teg

Laura luxuriated in the waggon; Teg, less fortunate, trudged behind, begging as he went his food.
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Teg was ragged, and none would employ him; begging was so unprofitable there was no living by it.
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Teg spat upon her threshold, and went, no one cared or knew whither.
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Mrs. Tibs took in the girl, for she must have a drudge; Teg had a penny given him, and the door shut in his face.
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British Dictionary definitions for teg

teg

/ (tɛɡ) /

noun

a two-year-old sheep

the fleece of a two-year-old sheep

Word Origin for teg

C16: of unknown origin

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Word Origin and History for teg

teg

sheep in its second year, 1520s, of uncertain origin, perhaps from a Scandinavian source (cf. Swedish tacka "ewe").