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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

Noun

theave (plural theaves)

  1. (Britain, dialect) A ewe lamb of the first year.
  2. (Britain, dialect) A sheep three years old.
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