hogget
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hogget
- /ˈhɒɡɪt/ UK
- /ˈhɑɡət/ US
- /ˈhɔɡət/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English hogget, from Anglo-Norman hoget and an Anglo-Latin hogettus.
noun hoggets
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A young sheep of either gender from about 9 to 18 months of age (until it cuts 2 teeth).
They sent a lorryload of hoggets to the auction mart, and they will keep the rest for their own flock.
Similar: hogg
- The meat of a young sheep. They make a delicious dinner special of hogget. It is made with rosemary and mint.
- A young swine of the second year. The monastery's records showed not only how many swine were raised each year but also their disposition, categorized by boars, sows, hoggets, and porklings.
Translations
Talk about this word "hogget." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hogget. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hogget. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hogget "hogget." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hogget.Cite this
@misc{hogget_2026,
title = {hogget},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hogget},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
