teg C2+ Topic:Time US /tɛɡ/ UK /tɛɡ/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like tag /ɛ/ vs /eɪ/ Meanings 1 noun a sheep in its second year, or a young sheep before its first shearing The shepherd separated the tegs from the older ewes. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a sheep in its second year,... hoggetyearling Etymology AI details Of uncertain origin, attested in English from the 16th century; possibly of Scandinavian origin, compare Swedish dialectal tacka ('ewe'). Topics Time External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # teg **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /tɛɡ/ **IPA (UK):** /tɛɡ/ ## Meanings 1. a sheep in its second year, or a young sheep before its first shearing ## Examples - The shepherd separated the tegs from the older ewes. ## Synonyms - hogget - yearling ## Etymology Of uncertain origin, attested in English from the 16th century; possibly of Scandinavian origin, compare Swedish dialectal tacka ('ewe'). ## AI Etymology Teg is of uncertain origin, attested in English from the 16th century; possibly of Scandinavian origin, compare Swedish dialectal tacka ('ewe'). The wording preserves that uncertainty: the older history is best read as a cautious account rather than a fully settled chain. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers a sheep in its second year, or a young sheep before its first shearing. ## Topics - Time markdown