shoat
3 synonyms for shoat, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A young pig that has stopped feeding on its mother's milk, or a piglet in general.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
Comes from Middle English schote, of uncertain origin; it may be a special use of Middle English schote (“projectile, young shoot”), or it may come from Middle Low German, cognate with West Flemish schote (“young piglet”).
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