Meaning

1 senses
  1. A young sheep of either gender, until it cuts its first two teeth.

    They sent a lorryload of hoggs to the auction mart, and they will keep the rest for their own flock.

More definitions
  • Scottish writer of rustic verse (1770-1835)
  • a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared

Origin

See hogget (“young sheep”)

See hogget (“young sheep”)

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Forms

plural: hoggs
Singularhogg
Pluralhoggs

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • Scottish writer of rustic verse (1770-1835):James Hogg
  • a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared:hoghogget

See also

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