teg

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/tɛɡ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(teg)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
teg (teg),USA pronunciation  n. 
  1. Animal Husbandry
    • a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
    • the wool shorn from such a sheep.
  2. British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]a two-year-old doe.
  3. British Termsa yearling sheep.
Also, tegg. 
  • origin, originally uncertain 1520–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
teg / tɛɡ/
  1. a two-year-old sheep
  2. the fleece of a two-year-old sheep
Etymology: 16th Century: of unknown origin
'teg' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
detect - integer - obtect - protect - tectrix - tegmen - tegular

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