teg

Meanings

1. A sheep (originally a ewe) in its second year, or from the time it is weaned until it is first shorn.
2. A doe in its second year.
3. A child's tooth.

1. Abbreviation of thromboelastography.
2. Abbreviation of thromboelastograph.
3. Abbreviation of thromboelastogram.
4. Initialism of thermoelectric generator.
5. Acronym of triethylene glycol.

Etymology

First used to contemptuously refer to a woman, then later applied to a ewe in her second year. Possibly borrowed from Swedish tacka (“ewe”).