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Webster
1913
Edition
Theave
Theave
,
Noun.
[Cf. W.
dafad
a sheep, ewe.]
A ewe lamb of the first year; also, a sheep three years old.
[Written also
thave
.]
[Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.
Webster
1828
Edition
Theave
THEAVE'
Definition
2024
theave
theave
English
Alternative forms
thave
Noun
theave
(
plural
theaves
)
(
Britain
,
dialect
)
A
ewe
lamb
of the first year.
(
Britain
,
dialect
)
A
sheep
three years old.
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Etymology
Compare Welsh
dafad
a sheep, ewe.
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