teg

T1E1G2
/tɛɡ/

noun

A sheep (originally a ewe) in its second year, or from the time it is weaned until it is first shorn.

Similar
pug
OriginSwedish tacka →
Less commonScrabble 4
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Meanings

teg1

nounteg (plural tegs)

plural tegs

  1. UKdateddialectalA 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. UKdateddialectalA doe in its second year.
  3. UKA child's tooth.

    TEG [tɛɡ] - tooth (child's).

    1977, Jeremy G. Storr, Survey of the Dialect of Selston in the Erewash Valley, page 158

TEG2

nounTEG (countable and uncountable, plural TEGs)

plural TEGs

  1. abbreviationcountableuncountableAbbreviation of thromboelastography.
  2. abbreviationcountableuncountableAbbreviation of thromboelastograph.
  3. abbreviationcountableAbbreviation of thromboelastogram.
  4. abbreviationcountableinitialismInitialism of thermoelectric generator.
  5. abbreviationacronymuncountableAcronym of triethylene glycol.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA sheep (originally a ewe) in its second year, or from the time it is weaned until it is first shorn.

Similar
pug
Also see
pug

Origin

  1. Swedishtacka“ewe”
  2. Englishteg

First used to contemptuously refer to a woman, then later applied to a ewe in her second year. Possibly borrowed from Swedish tacka (“ewe”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with teg

legGregregcraigdegpegmegGreggnegsegsmegkegLeggLebesguestegEiggskegblegclegCochin legfeggGheggleghandegg
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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

teg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teg

MLA

“teg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teg. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “teg,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teg.

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