† porkreln.
Obsolete. rare.
A young pig.
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farrowa700
grice?c1225
piga1250
hogling1377
porketa1555
porkling1561
porkin1570
swine shoat1581
hog-babe1610
hoglet1611
pigling1612
piggy1625
gruntling1686
porkrel1694
piggy-wiggy1766
griceling1782
boneen1827
slip1832
piglet1839
slip-pig1844
squeaker1861
piggy-wig1870
snork1891
snorker1891
1694 J. Clayton in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 18 122 Shoats, or Porkrels are their general Food.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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