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Definition of Theave
1. n. A ewe lamb of the first year; also, a sheep three years old.
Definition of Theave
1. a young ewe [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Theave
Literary usage of Theave
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1881)
"Thave, sb., var. pron. of ' theave.' Vi,tn Sheep. Thead, sb. a ' tap- whisk ' or
... theave, sb. a female yearling sheep. Vide Sheep. ..."
2. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1841)
"After being shorn, she is a shearing ewe or gimmer, or theave or double- toot
bed ewe ; and after that, a two or three or four shear ewe or ..."
3. Suffolk Words and Phrases: Or, An Attempt to Collect the Lingual Localisms by Edward Moor (1823)
"theave. A young ewe. I was reminded of this word by seeing it among Ray's S. ...
J. I do not think that theave is so very common with us as it is in other ..."
4. Leicestershire Words, Phrases, and Proverbs by Arthur Benoni Evans (1881)
"Thave, sb., var. pron. of ' theave.' Vide Sheep. Thead, sb. a ' tap-whisk' or
... theave, sb. a female yearling sheep. Vide Sheep. ..."
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