HOGGEREL

Noun

hoggerel (plural hoggerels)

A sheep of the second year.

Source: Wiktionary


Hog"ger*el, n. Etym: [From the same source as hog; prob. orig., a sheep clipped the first year. See Hog.]

Definition: A sheep of the second year. [Written also hogrel.] Ash.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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