Etymology

hogg

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Today it means: A young sheep of either sex, until it cuts its first two teeth. Full definition →

Old English hogg
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hogg · noun1

See hogget (“young sheep”)

Hogg · proper noun2

  1. Old English · derived fromhogg“hog”
  2. English todayHogg

From Old English hogg (“hog”), a metonymic occupational surname for a swineherd.

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