Definition of hoggerel in English:
hoggerel
(also hoggrel)
noun ˈhɒɡ(ə)r(ə)lˈhɒɡ(ə)rəl
A young sheep, especially one in its second year.
Origin
Late Middle English (in an earlier sense). From hog + -erel, variant of -rel. It is uncertain whether sense 2 shows any connection with post-classical Latin hogerellus young sheep (12th to 14th centuries in British sources).