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tegs

tegs is the plural of teg.

Meaning of teg

Noun

teg (plural tegs)

  1. (UK, dated, dialectal) 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
  2. (UK, dated, dialectal) A doe in its second year.
  3. (UK) 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

Questions about tegs

What is tegs the plural of?
Tegs is the plural of teg.

Words near tegs in the dictionary

  1. tegos
  2. tegosept
  3. tegotheriid
  4. tegotheriids
  5. tegrity
  6. tegs
  7. Tegtmeier
  8. Tegtmeiers
  9. tegu
  10. Tegucigalpa
  11. teguexin

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