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hogget

Pronunciation: /ˈhɒɡɪt/

The English word “hogget” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A young sheep of either gender from about 9 to 18 months of age (until it cuts 2 teeth).
  2. The meat of a young sheep.
  3. A young swine of the second year.

Etymology

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

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