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hoggerel

hoggerel noun: a sheep of the second year.

Noun

hoggerel (plural hoggerels)

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

Forms of hoggerel

pluralhoggerels
alternative formhoggeril
alternative formhoggrel
alternative formhogrel
alternative formhogrell

Origin of hoggerel

From hog + -erel (as a diminutive).

Questions about hoggerel

What does hoggerel mean?
Hoggerel means a sheep of the second year.
What part of speech is hoggerel?
Hoggerel is a noun.
What is the plural of hoggerel?
The plural of hoggerel is hoggerels.

Words near hoggerel in the dictionary

  1. hoggen
  2. hoggens
  3. hogger
  4. hogger pump
  5. hogger pumps
  6. hoggerel
  7. hoggerels
  8. hoggeries
  9. hoggeril
  10. hoggers
  11. hoggery

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