hoggerel

English

Alternative forms

• hoggeril
• hoggrel
• hogrel
• hogrell

Etymology

From hog +‎ -erel (as a diminutive).

Noun

hoggerel (plural hoggerels)

1. (archaic) A sheep of the second year.

References

• “hoggerel”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.