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shoat.

A weaned piglet; any piglet.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃəʊt/
  1. A weaned piglet; any piglet.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English schote, of uncertain origin. Perhaps a special use of Middle English schote (“projectile, young shoot”), or perhaps of Middle Low German origin, cognate with West Flemish schote (“young piglet”).

noun/ʃəʊt/
  1. A sheep–goat hybrid (whether artificially produced or the result of animals from these species naturally intermating).

Where this word comes from

Blend of sheep + goat.

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