theave

English

Inherited from Middle English theve (“young ewe”), from Old English *þeofu, from Proto-West Germanic *þebu.

theave (plural theaves)

(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.
- 1523, Anthony Fitzherbert, Boke of Husbandry:
  The ewes by them-selfe, the share-hogges and theyues by them selfe
- 2022, PJ Harvey, Orlam, Picador, p. 265:
  A dorring drush in the caddled yew. / A seance o' theaves beneath the woak.

单词	theave
释义	theave English Alternative forms thaive, thave Etymology Inherited from Middle English theve (“young ewe”), from Old English þeofu, from Proto-West Germanic þebu. Pronunciation IPA^(key): /θiːv/, /θeɪv/ Noun theave (plural theaves) (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. 1523, Anthony Fitzherbert, Boke of Husbandry: The ewes by them-selfe, the share-hogges and theyues by them selfe 2022, PJ Harvey, Orlam, Picador, p. 265: A dorring drush in the caddled yew. / A seance o' theaves beneath the woak.
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