Theave
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /θiːv/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Theave is a noun meaning (UK, dialect) A ewe lamb of a specific age; in some areas, applied to lambs in their the first or second year (before they have had lambs themselves), in others to lambs in their third year, before their second shearing.
Meaning
(UK, dialect) A ewe lamb of a specific age; in some areas, applied to lambs in their the first or second year (before they have had lambs themselves), in others to lambs in their third year, before their second shearing.
Example Sentences
The ewes by them-selfe, the share-hogges and theyues by them selfe
A dorring drush in the caddled yew. / A seance o' theaves beneath the woak.
Comprising eleven calved and in-calf cows and heifers, three barren cows, […] fifteen in-lamb ewes and theaves, […] yearling draught colt and filly, pony, yearling fummel, mare ass in-foal to a pony, two waggons, […]
Word Forms
- theaves
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lambkin, hoggerel, twagger, lambie, baa-lamb, girl.
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