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Meaning of tegg | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

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”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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