"tegg" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: teggs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tegg (plural teggs)
  1. A sheep in its second year or before its first shearing.
    Sense id: en-tegg-en-noun-xyq6-2c1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25
  2. The wool from such a sheep.
    Sense id: en-tegg-en-noun-Fhd6nP7c

Inflected forms

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