hogget

Meaning

Noun

  • A young colt or sheep of either gender from about 9 to 18 months of age (until it cuts 2 teeth).
  • The meat of a young sheep.
  • A young boar of the second year.

Origin

  • From Middle English hogget, from Anglo-Norman hoget and an Anglo-Latin hogettus.

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