"teg" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /tɛɡ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-teg.wav [Southern-England] Forms: tegs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛɡ Etymology: First used to contemptuously refer to a woman, then later applied to a ewe in her second year. Possibly borrowed from Swedish tacka (“ewe”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sv|tacka|t=ewe}} Swedish tacka (“ewe”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} teg (plural tegs)
  1. (UK, dialect, dated) a sheep (originally a ewe) that is one to two years old Tags: UK, dated, dialectal
    Sense id: en-teg-en-noun-rd5zdcni Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31
  2. (UK, dialect, dated) a doe in its second year Tags: UK, dated, dialectal
    Sense id: en-teg-en-noun-HA2z042~ Categories (other): British English

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for teg meaning in English (1.9kB)

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