teg

Pronunciation: /tɛɡ/

The English word “teg” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

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

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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