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• teg — n. a sheep in its second year. Etymology: ME tegge (recorded in place names), repr. OE (unrecorded) tegga ewe * * * teg or tegg «tehg», noun. Especially British. a sheep from its weaning till its first shearing in its second year. ╂[perhaps <… …   Useful english dictionary

• ewe — Synonyms and related words: Partlet, bellwether, biddy, bitch, bossy, brood mare, cow, doe, ewe lamb, filly, guinea hen, gyp, heifer, hen, hind, jenny, jumbuck, lamb, lambkin, lioness, mare, mutton, nanny, nanny goat, peahen, ram, roe, she bear,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• teg — noun a sheep in its second year. Origin C16 (as a contemptuous term for a woman; later applied specifically to a ewe in her second year): perh. related to Swed. tacka ewe …   English new terms dictionary

• teg — 1. noun /tɛɡ/ a) a sheep (originally a ewe) between the ages of 1 and 2 years old b) weight (weightlifting) 2. pronoun /tɛɡ/ you, accusative singular of tú (you) …   Wiktionary

• Glossary of sheep husbandry — The raising of domestic sheep has existed in nearly every inhabited part of the globe, and the variations in cultures and languages which have kept sheep has produced a vast lexicon of unique terminology used to describe sheep husbandry. A few of …   Wikipedia

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• T–V distinction — In sociolinguistics, a T–V distinction is a contrast, within one language, between second person pronouns that are specialized for varying levels of politeness, social distance, courtesy, familiarity, or insult toward the addressee. Contents 1… …   Wikipedia

• tegg — noun see teg * * * teg or tegg «tehg», noun. Especially British. a sheep from its weaning till its first shearing in its second year. ╂[perhaps < Scandinavian (compare Swedish tacka ewe)] …   Useful english dictionary

• bellwether — Synonyms and related words: Mahdi, ancestor, announcer, antecedent, avant garde, bell cow, bell mare, born leader, buccinator, bushwhacker, charismatic leader, choirmaster, choragus, conductor, coryphaeus, doyen, duce, ewe, ewe lamb, explorer,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• lamb — Synonyms and related words: agneau, angel, babe, baby, baby doll, bairn, bellwether, birdling, breast of lamb, buttercup, calf, catling, cherub, chick, chickabiddy, chickling, chicky, child, child of nature, chit, colt, cub, darling, dear, deary …   Moby Thesaurus

• mutton — Synonyms and related words: agneau, bellwether, breast of lamb, ewe, ewe lamb, gigot, jambe de mouton, jumbuck, lamb, lambkin, leg of lamb, leg of mutton, mouton, ram, saddle of mutton, sheep, teg, tup, wether, yeanling …   Moby Thesaurus