teg
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9.9
A young sheep in its second year before its first shearing
- noun
- /tɛg/
- Jargon
:
teg
- A teg typically grows stronger and gains weight before its first shearing.
Examples
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You're already in for 15 tegs.
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Notch flutes called teg, photographed by Rehfisch, Gebauer, and Schneider, are still in use in Cameroon.
Academic text (1994) -
The farmer raised over 50 tegs in the pasture this year.
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During the fall, it is common to see tegs grazing alongside their mothers.
Synonyms
yearling
vsteg
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6.5
An animal between one and two years old, like a young horse or sheep
is a term for a young sheep in its second year or before first shearing
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word teg comes from an old English word for a young sheep. So a teg is a 'yearling' sheep in its second year, usually before its first shearing.