EARLY HISTORY AND NAMES 7 



becomes Beef, a fiery French gallant, when he 

 arrives before the worshipful jaws that are destined 

 to consume him. Mynheer Calf, too, becomes 

 Monsieur de Veau in the like manner ; he is Saxon 

 when he requires tendance, and takes a Norman 

 name when he becomes a matter of enjoyment.'" 



Several terms are applied by farmers and 

 breeders to immature sheep of various ages, among 

 which it must suffice to refer to teg, tag, tegg, or 

 tagge, a name of uncertain origin, but perhaps con- 

 nected with the Swedish tacka, a ewe. It indicates 

 a sheep in its second year, or from the time it is 

 weaned till its first shearing, or, in other words, a 

 yearling sheep. Although formerly restricted to the 

 female, it is now applied to both sexes, so that we 

 have ewe and wether tegs. Hog, or hogget, is an 

 equivalent term. 



Lastly, we have the French belter, a ram, and 

 brebis, a ewe, or a sheep generally, which appear 

 to be unconnected with any of the foregoing terms. 



