noun
- plural of hogg: young sheep, especially those between one and two years old that have not yet been sheared
Usage: British; agricultural
Examples
- The farmer separated the hoggs from the older sheep before shearing.
- These hoggs will be ready for market next spring.
- The hoggs grazed peacefully in the lower pasture.
- We counted thirty hoggs in the flock this morning.
- The hoggs had grown considerably since last autumn.