shoat
Meanings
Plural: shoats
Noun
- a young pig
- A young, newly-weaned pig.
- A sheep–goat hybrid (whether artificially produced or the result of animals from these species naturally intermating).
Origin / Etymology
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”).
Scrabble Score: 8
shoat is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordshoat is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 7
shoat is a valid Words With Friends word