Historical. A sheep in its second year; a yearling sheep.
Origin
Late Middle English; earliest use found in Inquisition Miscellany. From Anglo-Norman hogastre, hoggaster pig or boar in its second or third year, young sheep from English hog + Anglo-Norman -astre.
Definition of hoggaster in US English:
hoggaster
(also hogsteer)
nounˈhɒɡəstə
Historical. A sheep in its second year; a yearling sheep.
Origin
Late Middle English; earliest use found in Inquisition Miscellany. From Anglo-Norman hogastre, hoggaster pig or boar in its second or third year, young sheep from English hog + Anglo-Norman -astre.