teg
/tɛɡ/
teg noun: a sheep (originally a ewe) in its second year, or from the time it is weaned until it is first shorn.
Noun (1)
teg (plural tegs)
- A sheep (originally a ewe) in its second year, or from the time it is weaned until it is first shorn.
- One Stringor, that brought a tegg from Wresill.1573, Priory of Hexham
- Synonyms:
- pug
- A doe in its second year.
- A child's tooth.
- TEG [tɛɡ] - tooth (child's).1977, Jeremy G. Storr, Survey of the Dialect of Selston in the Erewash Valley, page 158
Noun (2) capitalized: TEG
TEG (countable and uncountable, plural TEGs)
- Abbreviation of thromboelastography.
- Abbreviation of thromboelastograph.
- Abbreviation of thromboelastogram.
- Initialism of thermoelectric generator.
- Acronym of triethylene glycol.
Synonyms of teg
Forms of teg
| plural | tegs |
|---|---|
| plural | TEGs |
Origin of teg
First used to contemptuously refer to a woman, then later applied to a ewe in her second year. Possibly borrowed from Swedish tacka (“ewe”).
Words that rhyme with teg
Questions about teg
- What does teg mean?
- Teg means a sheep (originally a ewe) in its second year, or from the time it is weaned until it is first shorn.
- What part of speech is teg?
- Teg is a noun.
- How do you pronounce teg?
- Teg is pronounced /tɛɡ/.
- What is the plural of teg?
- The plural of teg is tegs.
Words near teg in the dictionary
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