hogg

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun Scottish writer of rustic verse (1770-1835)
  2. noun a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared

Etymology

See hogget (“young sheep”)

In classic literature

Synonyms

James Hogg

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