teg

or tegg

[ teg ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Animal Husbandry.
1. a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
2. the wool shorn from such a sheep.
Chiefly British. a two-year-old doe.
British Dialect. a yearling sheep.

teg

/ tɛɡ /

Origin of teg¹

First recorded in 1520–30; origin uncertain

Origin of teg¹

C16: of unknown origin

It was likewise employed to give identity to the clan of which he was a member, on his ad-je-da-teg or grave-post.

Laura luxuriated in the waggon; Teg, less fortunate, trudged behind, begging as he went his food.

Mrs. Tibs took in the girl, for she must have a drudge; Teg had a penny given him, and the door shut in his face.

Teg was ragged, and none would employ him; begging was so unprofitable there was no living by it.

Tegmentum, teg-men′tum, n. the scaly covering of the leaf-buds of deciduous trees.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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