hogget

[ hog-it ]
/ ˈhɒg ɪt /

noun British.

hog(def 5).

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earnest
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
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Origin of hogget

1300–50; Middle English. See hog, -et

Words nearby hogget

hogfish, hogg, hogged, hogger, hoggery, hogget, hoggin, hogging moment, hoggish, hogmanay, hogmolly
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British Dictionary definitions for hogget

hogget
/ (ˈhɒɡɪt) /

noun British dialect, Australian and NZ

a sheep up to the age of one year that has yet to be sheared
the meat of this sheep
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