TEG

teg

(noun) two-year-old sheep

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

teg (plural tegs)

(UK, dialect, dated) a sheep (originally a ewe) that is one to two years old

(UK, dialect, dated) a doe in its second year

Anagrams

• GTE, TGE, get

Source: Wiktionary


Teg, n.

Definition: A sheep in its second year; also, a doe in its second year. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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