noun
hogg
hog
noun
1
A young sheep, before it has grown its first pair of permanent teeth.
"The farmer kept the hoggs in the lower field over winter."
"A hogg is sheared for the first time in its second summer."
How to Use Hogg
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA farming term for a young sheep that hasn't cut its first adult teeth yet.
Common mistake
Not the same word as "hog" (a pig) — this is a specialist sheep-farming term, and Hogg is also a common surname.
Common pairings
a flock of hoggs
hogg lamb
Word Forms
hoggs plural, Hoggs plural
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Etymology
Related to "hogget," an old farming term for a yearling sheep; ultimately connects to "hog," though the sheep sense has nothing to do with pigs.