shoat
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of shoat
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English shote; cognate with dialectal Dutch schote
Example Sentences
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They may not know a shoat from a gilt, but they do know that when pork gets to a supermarket, sausage is cheaper per serving than spareribs.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was just such enthusiasm to launch non-paint products that had made Glidden grow as fast as an ABC-and-X-fed shoat.
From Time Magazine Archive
One day last October, they got a ten-pound Poland China shoat, six weeks old.
From Time Magazine Archive
The sow had it by the neck, and the shoat had the tail.
From Time Magazine Archive
The least little old biting shoat could make her take cover.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
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