shoat

noun /ʃəʊt/

1. A weaned piglet; any piglet.

   Near-synonym: more at piglet

Where it 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”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry shoat (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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