hog, hogget, hogg
(noun) a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hogget (plural hoggets)
(chiefly, UK, NZ) A young colt or sheep of either gender from about 9 to 18 months of age (until it cuts 2 teeth).
(chiefly, UK, NZ) The meat of a young sheep.
(chiefly, UK) A young boar of the second year.
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Source: Wiktionary
Hog"get, n. Etym: [See Hog, and Hoggerel.]
1. A young boar of the second year.
2. A sheep or colt alter it has passed its first year.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 December 2024
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
