Shoat definition

shōt

A young, weaned pig.

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A young pig just after weaning.

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A young, newly-weaned pig.

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A geep, a sheep-goat hybrid (whether artificially produced or the result of animals from these species naturally intermating).

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Alternative Forms

Alternative Form of shoat - shote

Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:

shoat

Plural:

shoats

Origin of shoat

Middle English shote perhaps of Middle Low German origin

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Of unknown origin. Perhaps cognate with West Flemish schote "˜young piglet'.

From Wiktionary
Blend of sheep and goat

From Wiktionary