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hogget

hogget

9.9
A young sheep that no longer drinks milk and has not had its first wool cut
  • noun
  • /ˈhɒɡɪt/
  • UK
translation icon : oveja joven
  • In some regions, hogget meat is prized for its unique flavor.

Examples

  • Each spring, the young hoggets are shorn for wool for the first time.

  • The farmer decided to sell the hogget at the market since it was ready for shearing.

  • The farmer separated the hogget from the older sheep to prepare for their first shearing.

  • The farmer raised a hogget last spring.

  • A hogget is typically sheared once a year.

  • After weaning, a hogget is typically raised for its meat until it is nearly a year old.

  • Each spring, the ranch prepares to shear their hoggets to provide high-quality wool.

Synonyms

lamb
vshogget
100 1.0

A young sheep less than one year old

means the postweaning stage before first shearing, not all young sheep
hog
vshogget
  • Archaic
3 9.8

A young sheep under one year old that is not yet sheared

is focused on the period between weaning and first shearing
hogg
vshogget
  • UK
1 9.9

A young sheep less than one year old that farmers have not yet sheared

refers specifically to the postweaning stage before first shearing

How Mature

adult
103 1.0
yearling
8 6.5
hogget
  • UK
9.9
lamb
100 1.0

Surface Forms

hogget singular
hoggets plural

Etymology

Hogget is an old farm word for a young sheep. A helpful way to remember it is to spot hog inside the word and think 'young animal'; a hogget is a sheep 'before its first shearing', usually up to about one year old.