hoggerel
English
Alternative forms
hoggeril
hoggrel
hogrel
hogrell
Etymology
From
hog
+
-erel
(
as a diminutive
)
.
Noun
hoggerel
(
plural
hoggerels
)
(
archaic
)
A
sheep
of the second year.
References
“
hoggerel
”, in
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary
, Springfield, Mass.:
G. & C. Merriam
,
1913
,
→OCLC
.