tegg

Definitions

1. A sheep in its second year or before its first shearing.
2. The wool from such a sheep.

Examples

“It would prove⟳ much to the advantage of those who keep⟳ long woolled sheep if they suffered the lambs of their flock to retain⟳ their fleeces until the next year's shearing, as they would then produce⟳ a class of wool known by the name⟳ of tegg or hogget wool”

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