hogget

noun3

1. •
   (UK, New-Zealand) A young sheep of either gender from about 9 to 18 months of age (until it cuts 2 teeth).

   • They sent a lorryload of hoggets to the auction mart, and they will keep the rest for their own flock.
2. •
   (UK, New-Zealand) The meat of a young sheep.

   • They make a delicious dinner special of hogget. It is made with rosemary and mint.
3. •
   (UK, no longer used) A young swine of the second year.

   • The monastery's records showed not only how many swine were raised each year but also their disposition, categorized by boars, sows, hoggets, and porklings.