hoggerel, hogrel
(ˈhɒgərəl, ˈhɒgrəl)
Forms: 6 hogrell, -ele, hoggerell, 6–8 hogrel, 7 hoggril, 8 hoggeril, 9 -erel, -rel, hogerell.
[dim. of hog n.1: cf. cockerel.]
1. A young sheep of the second year (cf. hog n.1 4); with some, a sheep of the third year.
| 1530 Palsgr. 231/2 Hoggerell, a yong shepe. 1538 [see hogget 2]. a 1547 Surrey æneid iv. 72 By sacrifice for grace, with Hogreles of two yeares [bidentes]. 1607 Topsell Four-f. Beasts (1658) 495 The first year we call it in English a Lamb, so the second year a Hog, Lam-hog, or Teg if it be a female, the third year Hoggrils and Theives. 1780 A. Young Tour Irel. I. 364 Generally buy year-old wethers, hoggerils in May at 8s. to 10s. 1829 Glover Hist. Derby I. 214 Three ram hogerells..were weighed. |
† 2. = hogget 1. (See quot. 1786.) Obs.