hogget

American

[hog-it] / ˈhɒg ɪt /

noun

British.

hog.

hogget British

/ ˈhɒɡɪt /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of hogget

1300–50; Middle English. See hog, -et

Example Sentences

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If he treated me like he does you fellows," continued Jerry, "he shouldn't have a yard of fencing or a blade of grass left—nor a ewe, nor a lamb, nor a hogget.

From Harry Heathcote of Gangoil by Trollope, Anthony

The average weight of the wool of a hogget is 9½ lbs.

From The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock by Cameron, Charles Alexander, Sir

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