hogget
(countable, chiefly, UK, NZ) A young colt or sheep of either gender from about 9 to 18 months of age (until it cuts 2 teeth).
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
(countable, chiefly, UK, NZ) A young colt or sheep of either gender from about 9 to 18 months of age (until it cuts 2 teeth).
Origin: From , from and an Anglo-. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK
(countable, chiefly, UK) A young boar of the second year.
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK
(uncountable, chiefly, UK, NZ) The meat of a young sheep.
: They were kept in separate flocks; first there were the hoggets, then the oldest of the younger lambs and lastly the very young ones all kept apart from one another
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