Hogget
/ˈhɒɡɪt/noun
A young sheep, especially one between the first and second shearing.
Did you know?The word is tied to a long Germanic family of sheep-terms, and its history shows how English preserved a very specific rural age category instead of using one generic word.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
hogg
“a young sheep or pig; a hog”
Middle English
ME
hogget
“a young sheep, especially one not yet fully mature”
Late Middle English
ME
hoggette
“a young sheep, especially one between lamb and full-grown sheep”
Modern English
English
hogget
“a sheep in its second year, especially after its first shearing”