Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A young boar of the second year.
  • noun A sheep or colt more than one year old.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A young boar of the second year.
  • noun A sheep or colt alter it has passed its first year.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun chiefly UK, New Zealand A young colt or sheep of either gender from about 9 to 18 months of age (until it cuts 2 teeth).
  • noun chiefly UK, New Zealand The meat of a hogget (sheep).
  • noun chiefly UK A young boar of the second year.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared

Etymologies

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Middle English

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