theavethaiven.

/θiːv/

/θeɪv/

Forms: α. 1500s thayffe, 1600s theafe, 1700s theaf, thief. β. 1600s–1800s theave, 1700s–1800s thaive, 1800s thave. plural Middle English–1500s theyves, 1500s–1600s theves, 1600s theives, 1500s– theaves.

Etymology: Known from 15th cent.: etymology unascertained.

local.

The name given in the midland and some southern counties of England to a female sheep of a particular age: most generally applied to a ewe of the first or second year, that has not yet borne a lamb; in some parts to a ewe between the first and second shearing: see quotations. In Eng. Dial. Dict. cited in use from south-west Yorkshire to the Thames, and from Hereford to Essex; also in Berkshire, Wiltshire, Dorset. In some districts apparently identified with teg or hog, in others with the age succeeding this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [noun] > Ovus Aries (domestic sheep) > female > in first or second year

gimmer1424

theave1465

pug1610

ewe-teg1696

1465 M. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 326 Item,..iiij^xx hoggys and xl theyves.

1517 in Eng. Hist. Rev. (1897) XII. 234 60 young ewes or theaves.

?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xxiiii The ewes by themselfe, the share hogges and theyues by themselfe.

1544 Will of J. Borow of S. Stoke (MS.) A thayffe youe.

1596 in Unton Inventories (1841) 9 Two hundred tegges and theves.

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 640 The first year we call it in English a Lamb,..the second year a hog Lam-hog, or Teg if it be a female, the third yeare Hoggrils and Theaues.

1614 G. Markham Cheape & Good Husbandry (1668) iii. i. 87 The second year the male is a Weather, and the female a Theafe, and then she may be put to the Ram; but if you let her go over that year also, then she is a double Theafe.

1669 J. Worlidge Systema Agriculturæ (1681) 323 A Theave, an Ew of the first year.

So 1691 J. Ray S. & E. Country Words Essex. ]

1736 W. Ellis New Exper. Husbandry 52 The first Year we call the Ewe a Lamb; the second Year a Ewe Pug, or Teg; the third Year, a Thaive, and the fourth Year a Sheep.

1799 A. Young Gen. View Agric. County Lincoln 314 Theaves; ewe hogs.

1841 Penny Cycl. XXI. 356/1 After being shorn, she is a shearing ewe or gimmer, or theave or double-toothed ewe; and after that, a two or three or four shear ewe or theave.

1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm II. 39 Gimmers are called theaves until they bear the first lamb.

1863 J. C. Morton Cycl. Agric. (new ed.) II. (Gloss.) 726/2 Theaves (West Eng.), ewes that have been shorn once.

1882 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. Thave, a ewe sheep of the first year.

1886 C. Scott Pract. Sheep-farming 18 From first to second shearing... Gimmer, Theave, Shearling ewe.

1904 Eng. Dial. Dict. Theave. Wiltsh. A ewe of the third year. Dorset. A sheep three years old and therefore having six incisors.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	theave
释义	theavethaiven. /θiːv//θeɪv/ Forms: α. 1500s thayffe, 1600s theafe, 1700s theaf, thief. β. 1600s–1800s theave, 1700s–1800s thaive, 1800s thave. plural Middle English–1500s theyves, 1500s–1600s theves, 1600s theives, 1500s– theaves. Etymology: Known from 15th cent.: etymology unascertained. local. The name given in the midland and some southern counties of England to a female sheep of a particular age: most generally applied to a ewe of the first or second year, that has not yet borne a lamb; in some parts to a ewe between the first and second shearing: see quotations. In Eng. Dial. Dict. cited in use from south-west Yorkshire to the Thames, and from Hereford to Essex; also in Berkshire, Wiltshire, Dorset. In some districts apparently identified with teg or hog, in others with the age succeeding this. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [noun] > Ovus Aries (domestic sheep) > female > in first or second year gimmer1424 theave1465 pug1610 ewe-teg1696 1465 M. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 326 Item,..iiij^xx hoggys and xl theyves. 1517 in Eng. Hist. Rev. (1897) XII. 234 60 young ewes or theaves. ?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xxiiii The ewes by themselfe, the share hogges and theyues by themselfe. 1544 Will of J. Borow of S. Stoke (MS.) A thayffe youe. 1596 in Unton Inventories (1841) 9 Two hundred tegges and theves. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 640 The first year we call it in English a Lamb,..the second year a hog Lam-hog, or Teg if it be a female, the third yeare Hoggrils and Theaues. 1614 G. Markham Cheape & Good Husbandry (1668) iii. i. 87 The second year the male is a Weather, and the female a Theafe, and then she may be put to the Ram; but if you let her go over that year also, then she is a double Theafe. 1669 J. Worlidge Systema Agriculturæ (1681) 323 A Theave, an Ew of the first year. So 1691 J. Ray S. & E. Country Words Essex. ] 1736 W. Ellis New Exper. Husbandry 52 The first Year we call the Ewe a Lamb; the second Year a Ewe Pug, or Teg; the third Year, a Thaive, and the fourth Year a Sheep. 1799 A. Young Gen. View Agric. County Lincoln 314 Theaves; ewe hogs. 1841 Penny Cycl. XXI. 356/1 After being shorn, she is a shearing ewe or gimmer, or theave or double-toothed ewe; and after that, a two or three or four shear ewe or theave. 1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm II. 39 Gimmers are called theaves until they bear the first lamb. 1863 J. C. Morton Cycl. Agric. (new ed.) II. (Gloss.) 726/2 Theaves (West Eng.), ewes that have been shorn once. 1882 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. Thave, a ewe sheep of the first year. 1886 C. Scott Pract. Sheep-farming 18 From first to second shearing... Gimmer, Theave, Shearling ewe. 1904 Eng. Dial. Dict. Theave. Wiltsh. A ewe of the third year. Dorset. A sheep three years old and therefore having six incisors. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1465
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