teg
or tegg
[teg]
|
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.
Origin of teg
First recorded in 1520–30; origin uncertain
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for teg
Historical Examples of teg
Laura luxuriated in the waggon; Teg, less fortunate, trudged behind, begging as he went his food.
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.
Teg was ragged, and none would employ him; begging was so unprofitable there was no living by it.
Teg spat upon her threshold, and went, no one cared or knew whither.
teg
noun
Word Origin for teg
C16: of unknown origin
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper