porket

English

Etymology

Diminutive of French porc. See pork.

Noun

porket (plural porkets)

  1. (archaic) A young hog; a pig.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of John Dryden to this entry?)
    • 1838, William Howitt, The Rural Life of England
      […] his yards abound with poultry, and his fields with flocks and herds of kids, lambs, and porkets.
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